| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| bond |
to bind together. |
| cherish |
to value with great love and care. |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. |
| distribution |
the act of giving out items or portions. |
| eon |
a very long period of time. |
| extensive |
reaching or extending very far. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| miserly |
stingy or penurious. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| prescribe |
to order or suggest as a medicine. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| rebirth |
a major recurrence, as of a phenomenon; revival. |
| regain |
to get back; recover. |
| significance |
great value; importance. |