| abound |
to be found in large numbers or amounts. |
| consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
| continuation |
an extension. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| interfere |
to block or get in the way (usually followed by "with"). |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| publicize |
to make widely known; advertise. |
| restrictive |
characterized by limitations on application. |
| revolt |
to rise up and fight against the government or other authority; rebel. |
| stimulate |
to bring about to activity or action. |