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A BEACON of Hope: The Story of Hannah Herbst - Graded Activity
Assigned by: Fayona Forsythe
Due: Jan 22, 2026 11:59 PM
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Complete the chart by dragging and dropping the correct meaning into the third column to match the term in each row and then write a sample sentence in the fourth column.
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a machine that turns the energy of a moving fluid, like water or air, into motion within the machine by causing blades to rotate.to make improvements to something; to offer new ideasto gain knowledge, skills, or characteristics through effort or experienceconnected with, living in or near, the seato remove salt from a liquid or substance like sea water or soildone at the same time as something elsea preliminary model or example of something used to develop future productsto make something less harmful, painful, or severe
a machine that turns the energy of a moving fluid, like water or air, into motion within the machine by causing blades to rotate.
to make improvements to something; to offer new ideas
to gain knowledge, skills, or characteristics through effort or experience
connected with, living in or near, the sea
to remove salt from a liquid or substance like sea water or soil
done at the same time as something else
a preliminary model or example of something used to develop future products
to make something less harmful, painful, or severe
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Term
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acquire
verb
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desalinate
verb
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innovate
verb
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maritime
adjective
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mitigate
verb
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prototype
noun
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simultaneously
adverb
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turbine
noun
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Answer 1

acquire (verb) — to gain knowledge, skills, or characteristics through effort or experience.
Sample sentence: She worked hard to acquire the technical skills needed for the engineering internship.

desalinate (verb) — to remove salt from a liquid or substance like sea water or soil.
Sample sentence: The coastal plant can desalinate seawater to provide fresh drinking water for the town.

innovate (verb) — to make improvements to something; to offer new ideas.
Sample sentence: The company must innovate if it wants to stay competitive in the market.

maritime (adjective) — connected with, living in or near, the sea.
Sample sentence: The city’s maritime economy relies on fishing, shipping, and shipbuilding.

mitigate (verb) — to make something less harmful, painful, or severe.
Sample sentence: Planting trees along the river helped mitigate flood damage.

prototype (noun) — a preliminary model or example of something used to develop future products.
Sample sentence: The designers built a working prototype to test the device before mass production.

simultaneously (adverb) — done at the same time as something else.
Sample sentence: The two alarms sounded simultaneously, waking everyone in the building.

turbine (noun) — a machine that turns the energy of a moving fluid, like water or air, into motion within the machine by causing blades to rotate.
Sample sentence: The hydroelectric dam uses a turbine to convert rushing water into electricity.