Unit 2: Irrigation Pumps Can Save Poor Farmers

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  1. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  2. operate
    perform as expected when applied
  3. machine
    a mechanical or electrical device that transmits energy
  4. resource
    a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
  5. barren
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  6. amount
    how much there is of something that you can quantify
  7. crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown commercially
  8. access
    the right to make use of or take advantage of something
  9. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  10. pedal
    a lever that is operated with the foot
  11. flow
    move along, of liquids
  12. ditch
    a long narrow excavation in the earth
  13. affordable
    reasonably priced
  14. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  15. radical
    far beyond the norm
  16. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  17. potential
    the inherent capacity for coming into being
  18. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  19. entrepreneurial
    of or relating to someone who starts a new business
  20. pump
    a device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
Created on Fri Aug 05 13:43:07 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 15:18:06 EDT 2016)

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