Water Scarcity

Lucienne M. (Peru)
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  1. discourage
    try to prevent; show opposition to
  2. overdraft
    a draft in excess of the credit balance
  3. trend
    a general tendency to change, as of opinion
  4. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  5. divert
    turn aside; turn away from
  6. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  7. aquifer
    underground layer of rock or sand that yields groundwater
  8. run off
    run away
  9. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
  10. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  11. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  12. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  13. unabated
    continuing at full strength or intensity
  14. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Created on Wed Aug 31 13:19:24 EDT 2011

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