| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| caravan |
a band of people traveling together. Caravans are often formed for safety when crossing a remote area like a desert. |
| dialect |
a form of a language that is spoken in a specific region or by a specific group of people. |
| ecological |
of or pertaining to the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| expansion |
the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded. |
| interpret |
to decide on or explain the meaning of. |
| notorious |
known for something bad. |
| overabundance |
an excessive quantity or amount; more than is needed; surfeit. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| pregnant |
having one or more young growing within the body of a woman or other female mammal. |
| preventive |
made to get in the way of or to block something. |
| provision |
the act of giving something needed; providing. |
| sterile |
free of live germs or bacteria. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |
| whim |
a sudden desire, thought, or change of mind. |