Bucket 95 — Water, Liquids & Flow

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Confluence

• Urdu: دریاؤں کا سنگم
• Meaning: a place where two streams or rivers meet
• Synonyms: junction, meeting
• Antonyms: separation, divergence
• ✍️ Use: The city grew near the confluence of two major rivers.
• 🧠 Hook: Con + fluence = flows together.

Effluent

• Urdu: آلودہ مائع اخراج
• Meaning: liquid waste discharged from a source, especially industrial waste
• Synonyms: discharge, wastewater
• Antonyms: inflow, intake
• ✍️ Use: The factory was fined for releasing untreated effluent into the river.
• 🧠 Hook: Waste flowing out.

Inundate

• Urdu: سیلاب میں ڈبونا، بھر دینا
• Meaning: to flood or overwhelm with a large amount
• Synonyms: flood, swamp
• Antonyms: drain, empty
• ✍️ Use: The city was inundated by monsoon rains.
• 🧠 Hook: Think of a flood.

Potable

• Urdu: پینے کے قابل
• Meaning: safe and suitable for drinking
• Synonyms: drinkable, pure
• Antonyms: undrinkable, contaminated
• ✍️ Use: The project aims to provide potable water to rural communities.
• 🧠 Hook: Able to go in the drinking pot.