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Just Add Water 2016
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hydro/hydra | Greek for “water” |
| aqua/aque/aqui | Latin for “water” |
| mar/mer | Latin for “sea” |
| aqueous | of or containing water |
| aquarium | a transparent tank of water in which fish and other water creatures and plants are kept |
| aquatic | of or relating to water |
| aquamarine | a precious stone consisting of a light bluish-green variety of beryl |
| hydrogen | a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1; one of the elements that make up water |
| dehydrate | Cause to lose a large amount of water |
| hydrant | an upright water pipe, especially one in a street, with a nozzle to which a fire hose can be attached |
| hydration | To supply water in order to restore or maintain a balance of fluids |
| marine | of, found in, or produced by the sea |
| marinate | Soak in a liquid |
| mermaid | a fictitious or mythical half-human sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish, conventionally depicted as beautiful and with long flowing golden hair |
| Marine Corps | a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy |