TPO71 Flashcards
current
a movement of water or air
reservoir
a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area
untapped
If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of
harness
to control something, usually in order to use its power
diffuse
spread out and not directed in one place
conversion
the process of converting something from one thing to another
exploit
to use something in a way that helps you
dam
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:
impound
to collect and confine (water) in or as if in a reservoir
contend with
phrasal verb: to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
crest
the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill
corrosion
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
preclude
to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something
manufacture
to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines:
consumption
the amount used or eaten
depository
a place, especially a large building, for storing things
excavator
a person who digs up the ground looking for something
vessel
a large boat or ship
obsidian
a type of almost black rock that is like glass
lapidary
someone whose job is cutting and polishing stones, especially precious stones
smithy
a place where things are made out of metal, especially iron or steel, by heating and using a hammer
populace
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
Palatial
of, relating to, or being a palace
ware
pottery (= objects made out of clay) of a particular type or make
ceramic
the art of making objects by shaping pieces of clay and then baking them until they are hard
monsoon
the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries
irrigation
the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow
irrigation
the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants will grow
terrace
one of usually a series of horizontal ridges made in a hillside to increase cultivatable land, conserve moisture, or minimize erosion
leach
When soil, etc. has been leached, it has had chemical substances removed from it
algae
very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves or roots
chief
most important or main
communally
together with other people rather than on your own
labor
practical work, esp. work that involves physical effort
dikes
a long wall that prevents water, esp. from the sea, from flooding a place
breach
a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area
dram
a small amount
sophisticated
If a way of thinking, a system, or a machine is sophisticated, it is complicated or made with great skill
coordinated
effectively organized so that all the parts work well together
communally
together with other people rather than on your own
allocation
the act or process of giving out parts of a whole, or a part given out in this way
