TPO71 Flashcards

1
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current

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a movement of water or air

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2
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reservoir

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a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area

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3
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untapped

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If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of

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4
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harness

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to control something, usually in order to use its power

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5
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diffuse

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spread out and not directed in one place

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6
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conversion

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the process of converting something from one thing to another

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7
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exploit

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to use something in a way that helps you

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dam

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as a verb: to build a dam across a river in order to store water
as a noun: a wall built across a river that stops the river’s flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area:

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9
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impound

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to collect and confine (water) in or as if in a reservoir

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10
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contend with

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phrasal verb: to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation

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11
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crest

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the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill

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12
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corrosion

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the action, process, or effect of corroding
corrode: If metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged by something such as rain or water

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13
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preclude

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to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something

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14
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manufacture

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to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines:

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15
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consumption

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the amount used or eaten

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16
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depository

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a place, especially a large building, for storing things

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17
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excavator

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a person who digs up the ground looking for something

18
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vessel

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a large boat or ship

19
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obsidian

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a type of almost black rock that is like glass

20
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lapidary

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someone whose job is cutting and polishing stones, especially precious stones

21
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smithy

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a place where things are made out of metal, especially iron or steel, by heating and using a hammer

22
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populace

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the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place

23
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Palatial

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of, relating to, or being a palace

24
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ware

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pottery (= objects made out of clay) of a particular type or make

25
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ceramic

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the art of making objects by shaping pieces of clay and then baking them until they are hard

26
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monsoon

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the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries

27
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irrigation

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the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow

27
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irrigation

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the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow

28
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terrace

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one of usually a series of horizontal ridges made in a hillside to increase cultivatable land, conserve moisture, or minimize erosion

29
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leach

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When soil, etc. has been leached, it has had chemical substances removed from it

30
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algae

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very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves or roots

31
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chief

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most important or main

32
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communally

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together with other people rather than on your own

32
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labor

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practical work, esp. work that involves physical effort

33
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dikes

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a long wall that prevents water, esp. from the sea, from flooding a place

34
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breach

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a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area

35
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dram

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a small amount

36
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sophisticated

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If a way of thinking, a system, or a machine is sophisticated, it is complicated or made with great skill

37
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coordinated

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effectively organized so that all the parts work well together

38
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communally

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together with other people rather than on your own

39
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allocation

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the act or process of giving out parts of a whole, or a part given out in this way