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Jay-Z: collaborate, endeavor, paucity, noxious, denizen, dearth, potable

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Jay-Z is collaborating with the United Nations in an endeavor to focus attention on the world's water crisis. The paucity of clean water affects one third of the global population, and over 4,500 children die every day from preventable diseases caused by noxious water and substandard sanitation. MTV is filming the star's international tour to produce a documentary called "Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life," which will include footage of his visits with denizens of countries with a dearth of potable water.

collaborate - (verb) to work together

endeavor - (noun) a purposeful attempt or effort [The verb form of this word means "to work towards a specific goal."]

paucity - (noun) a scarcity; smallness of number; a dearth

noxious - (adjective) harmful to living things

denizen - (noun) a resident; a person who frequents a certain location

dearth - (noun) a scarcity; smallness of number; a paucity

potable - (adjective) suitable for drinking

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Leonardo: beseech, succor, imminent, consummate, cull, elucidate, repercussion, lapidary, predicament, halcyon

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The Kalahari Bushmen have besought Leonardo DiCaprio for succor in their battle with the government of Botswana. The Bushmen are facing imminent eviction from their land in the Central Kalahari Desert so that the government can consummate an agreement with mining companies over the rights to cull diamonds from the region. Leonardo stars in Blood Diamond, a film that elucidates the repercussions of lapidary mining in Sierra Leone, where the revenue generated by diamond syndicates helps to finance civil wars. The Bushmen believe that Leonardo's prominence will focus worldwide attention on their predicament and ultimately allow them return to their land to resume their halcyon lives of hunting and gathering.

beseech - (verb) to beg urgently or eagerly [The past tense and past participle of this verb have two forms: "besought" and "beseeched."]

succor - (noun) help during a time of need [The verb form of this word means "to provide help during a time of need."]

imminent - (adjective) likely to happen in the near future

consummate - (verb) to complete; to fulfill [The adjective form of this word means "complete; perfect; having supreme skill."]

cull - (verb) to gather

elucidate - (verb) to shed light upon; to make clear

repercussion - (noun) an indirect result of an action; a reverberation or echo

lapidary - (adjective) pertaining to precious gems; marked by the sort of precision necessary to cut precious gems [The noun form of this word means "an expert in precious gems or the art of cutting precious gems."]

predicament - (noun) a difficult situation

halcyon - (adjective) calm; carefree; prosperous

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George: draconian, campaign, genocide, humanitarian, strife, populace, foment, deployment, militia, plight

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George Clooney is addressing the United Nations about the government of Sudan's draconian campaign of genocide that has left at least 400,000 dead, 2.5 million displaced, and 3.5 million dependent on international humanitarian aid. The strife in the Darfur region of Sudan began in 2003, when African rebels mobilized in protest of the central government's neglect of the populace. The government responded by fomenting civil unrest through the deployment of Arab militias that have systematically slaughtered the citizens of Darfur. George began his crusade for peace in early 2006, filming interviews with refugees to raise public awareness of their plight.

draconian - (adjective) extremely severe and cruel

campaign - (noun) a military operation with a specific objective; a course of activities with a specific objective

genocide - (noun) the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, cultural, or political group; mass extermination

humanitarian - (adjective) dedicated to saving lives and helping others [The noun form of this word means "a person dedicated to saving lives and helping others."]

strife - (noun) an intense struggle; bitter conflict

populace - (noun) inhabitants; common people

foment - (verb) to promote the development of (rebellion, discord)

deployment - (noun) the positioning (of troops) for combat; the distribution (of forces); the preparation (of something) for use or action

militia - (noun) a military force of ordinary citizens who are not part of a regular army, usually organized for an emergency

plight - (noun) a bad and unfortunate situation

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