collaborate,
dearth,
denizen,
endeavor,
noxious,
paucity,
potable
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
cite,
contend,
curtail,
deleterious,
douse,
incumbent,
mitigate,
noxious,
precedent
Madonna has lobbied the British government in support of her idea to curtail the deleterious effects of nuclear energy. She maintains that it is incumbent upon nuclear energy producers to take action to control the problem, and she believes that they should douse nuclear waste with special Kaballah water to mitigate the impact of noxious radioactive by-products. Madonna reports that a precedent has been set, citing claims that the water has had beneficial results in Russia. Nuclear waste managers contend that no scientific evidence exists to support her views.
curtail - (verb) to reduce; to cut short
deleterious - (adjective) harmful
incumbent - (adjective) required by obligation; lying on something else; currently holding an office [The noun form of this word means "one who is currently holding an office."]
douse - (verb) to wet completely; to submerge; to extinguish
mitigate - (verb) to lessen the severity of something
noxious - (adjective) harmful to living things
precedent - (noun) an act that serves as an example of how to deal with a following instance
cite - (verb) to refer to or quote as an example, authority, or proof [Read about cite/sight/site.]
contend - (verb) to maintain; to argue; to compete for something
