Wednesday

1.parasite KK[ˋpærə͵saɪt] DJ[ˋpærəsait]

From:LifeStraw, a 10-inch plastic cylinder that filters out or kills bacteria, parasites, and some viruses and can be made for less than $3.

n.

-an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense

-a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return

2.cyclone KK[ˋsaɪklon]  DJ[ˋsaikləun]

From:[Relief] agencies have bought tens of thousands for use after the Myanmar cyclone and earthquakes in Asia.

n.

-a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression

3.nomad KK[ˋnomæd] DJ[ˋnəumæd]

From:The company also recreated an idea from nomads in [Western Africa]: packing the filter into a short plastic pipe so the user could lie down and drink from any puddle.

n.

-a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock

4.puddle KK[ˋpʌd!] DJ[ˋpʌdl]

From:The company also recreated an idea from nomads in [Western Africa]: packing the filter into a short plastic pipe so the user could lie down and drink from any puddle.

n.

-a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground

-clay and sand mixed with water and used as a watertight covering for embankments

-a circular patch of disturbed water made by the blade of an oar at each stroke

v.

-wet or cover (a surface) with water, especially rainwater

-(of liquid) form a small pool

-dabble or wallow in mud or shallow water

-occupy oneself in a disorganized or unproductive way

-line (a hole) withpuddle

5.aeronautics KK[͵ɛrəˋnɔtɪks] DJ[͵ɛərəˋnɔ:tiks]

From:I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with degrees in aeronautics and air traffic.

n.

-the science or practice of travel through the air