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Intensive Reading:
Floods Hit South Asia Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Intensive Reading: Floods Hit South Asia Vocabulary | |
| 1. Hydroelectric: | The creation and distribution of electricity created from the energy of falling water or any other water source |
| 2. District: | A division of territory, as of a country, state, or county |
| 3. Susceptible: | Capable of being affected, could be physical or emotional |
| 4. Utensil: | Any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen |
| 5. Possession: | Anything that is owned |
| 6. Dramatic: | Highly effective; striking; startling; sensational |
| 7. Receded: | To go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw |
| 8. Generate: | To produce or bring into being; create |
| 9. Resource: | A source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed |
| 10. Impoverished: | To make poor |
| 11. Monsoon: | The rainy season when the SW monsoon blows, from about April to October |
| 12. Submerge: | To cover or overflow with water; immerse |
| 13. Relief: | Money, food, or other help to those in poverty or need |
| 14. Breed: | To produce (offspring) or procreate |
| 15. Official: | A person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties |
| 16. Aquifer: | Any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially |
| 17. Devastate: | To lay waste or make desolate; destroy |
| 18. Precipitation: | Rain, snow, sleet, dew, etc., formed by condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere |