| crave |
to need or desire very much. |
| devotion |
strong affection or loyalty. |
| forecast |
a guess or estimate about something that will happen in the future. |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| litigation |
the act of engaging in a lawsuit. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| offset |
to make up for or balance. |
| partial |
not complete. |
| practical |
having to do with real life and experience rather than theory. |
| prohibition |
the act of forbidding. |
| speculate |
to make guesses or wonder about something (often followed by "on" or "about"). |
| supple |
easily curved or bent; flexible. |
| supplement |
something necessary to complete a whole or make up for a deficiency. |
| uncertainty |
the condition or quality of being unsure or doubtful. |