| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| argumentative |
given to quarrels, debate, or violent clashes of opinion, often without a cause; contentious. |
| bog |
an area of soft, wet earth; marsh. |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. |
| conduit |
a channel, ditch, or pipe used to convey water or other liquid. |
| considerable |
large in size or amount. |
| expectation |
the act of waiting for or looking forward to. |
| fortify |
to give more strength, resistance, or energy to; reinforce. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| ransack |
to search through thoroughly, especially for items to steal; plunder. |
| refund |
to return or pay back. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| stabilize |
to become steady, firm, unwavering, or fixed. |
| transmission |
the act of sending or carrying from one person, place, or thing to another. |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; bear. |