| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| conduit |
a channel, ditch, or pipe used to convey water or other liquid. |
| degradation |
the act or process of bringing down or lowering in character or moral purpose. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| duration |
the length of time during which something goes on. |
| inexpensive |
low or moderate in cost. |
| infrastructure |
all the basic systems that have been created in a country, especially through technology and engineering, that allow it to function well and develop. Roads are a very important part of a country's infrastructure. Without roads, it is difficult for people to travel and to work and to move products from one place to another. |
| outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. |
| placement |
the act of putting into position or the state of being put into position; location. |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| skulk |
to hide or wait in hiding; lurk. |
| teeter |
to walk, stand, or act in an unsteady, wavering manner. |