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If the Latin root aqua means “water,” which word in bold means “to carry water”?

A.
The aqualung used by skin divers was invented in 1943.

B.
Water polo is an aquatic sport.

C.
Josh has an aquarium full of exotic fish.

D.
An aquifer is saturated rock through which water can easily move.

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D. An aquifer is saturated rock through which water can easily move. 
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User H Walters
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An aquifer is an underground layer of rock that is saturated with groundwater, water can move through this rock because it is permeable, and many people get their fresh water from an aquifer.

The answer is: D. An aquifer is a saturated rock through which water can move easily.

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