| bereavement |
the condition or fact of being deprived of something or someone, especially by the death of a loved one. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| recurrence |
an act or instance of happening or appearing again or repeatedly. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |