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Instructions
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.
Definition Options ( 8 of 8 )
done at the same time as something elseto make something less harmful, painful, or severeto make improvements to something; to offer new ideasto remove salt from a liquid or substance like sea water or soila machine that turns the energy of a moving fluid, like water or air, into motion within the machine by causing blades to rotate.to gain knowledge, skills, or characteristics through effort or experiencea preliminary model or example of something used to develop future productsconnected with, living in or near, the sea
done at the same time as something else
to make something less harmful, painful, or severe
to make improvements to something; to offer new ideas
to remove salt from a liquid or substance like sea water or soil
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 gain knowledge, skills, or characteristics through effort or experience
a preliminary model or example of something used to develop future products
connected with, living in or near, the sea
Interactive Chart
Term
Form
Definition
Sample Sentence
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 acquired fluency in Spanish after living in Madrid for a year.

desalinate — verb — to remove salt from a liquid or substance like sea water or soil.
Sample sentence: The new plant will desalinate seawater to provide fresh drinking water for the community.

innovate — verb — to make improvements to something; to offer new ideas.
Sample sentence: The company continues to innovate by designing more energy-efficient appliances.

maritime — adjective — connected with, living in or near the sea.
Sample sentence: The city’s maritime museum displays artifacts from its long history of shipping and fishing.

mitigate — verb — to make something less harmful, painful, or severe.
Sample sentence: Planting mangroves helps mitigate the damage from coastal storms.

prototype — noun — a preliminary model or example of something used to develop future products.
Sample sentence: The team built a prototype of the device and tested it for three weeks.

simultaneously — adverb — done at the same time as something else.
Sample sentence: The alarms sounded simultaneously throughout 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 plant uses a large turbine to convert river flow into electricity.