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WSI
Wall Street Unit 39.3
| Vocabulary | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alongside | next to the side of something |
| animal | a living creature such as a dog or cat, that is not an insect, plant, bird, fish, or person |
| blame | responsibility for a mistake or for something bad |
| Celsius | a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0º and boils at 100º |
| clay | a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks etc |
| conservation | the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them being spoiled or destroyed |
| dam | a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity |
| decade | a period of 10 years |
| desert | a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, and there is a lot of sand |
| dig | to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground |
| dry | without water or liquid inside or on the surface; having very little rain |
| dump | throw away, dispose of |
| encourage | to give someone the courage or confidence to do something |
| existing | present or being used now |
| expert | someonewith a lot of knowledge in his or her field |
| Fahrenheit | a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º |
| ground | the surface of the earth |
| guidance | help and advice that is given to someone about their work, education, or personal life |
| harvest | to collect crops that have been grown |
| hidden | not obvious, not seen |
| in search of | looking for |
| India | a large country in South Asia. Capital: New Delhi. |
| industrial | relating to industry or the people working in it |
| invest | to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit |
| irrigate | to supply land or crops with water |
| lay/laid | to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position [= place] |
| measure | to discover trhe exact size or amount of something |
| method | a planned way of doing something |
| municipal | relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city |
| non-governmental | independent and not controlled by a government |
| opposition | resistance, someone who's against something |
| pit | large hole |
| propose | suggest, recommend |
| prosperous | rich and successful |
| rainwater | water that has fallen as rain |
| raise | to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level |
| regularly | often |
| relief | money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry |
| replace | to remove someone from their job or something from its place, and put a new person or thing there |
| reservoir | a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people's houses |
| restore | to make something return to its former state or condition |
| river | a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the sea |
| rupees | Indian unit of currency |
| save | to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction |
| series | several events or actions of a similar type that happen one after the other |
| shortage | a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need |
| small-scale | involving only a small number of things or a small area |
| smog | dirty air that looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, caused by smoke from cars and factories in cities |
| suburb | an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city |
| supply | something that is provided |
| temporary | intended to be used for only a limited period of time |
| villager | someone who lives in a village |
| wealthy | rich, prosperous |
| well | a deep hole in the ground from which people take water |
| western | in or from the west of a country or area |
| be shrouded in | to keep information secret so that people do not know what really happened |
| rely on | to trust or depend on |
| invest in | spend a large amount of money to improve it or help it succeed |
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Abdussalam
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