| aspiration |
a goal, aim, or ambition. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| endorsement |
a statement given in support of a person or product, as in an advertisement or political campaign. |
| humane |
showing kindness or mercy. |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. |
| malaria |
a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating. |
| oversight |
a lack of paying attention to what one is doing. |
| penalty |
a punishment given for breaking a law, rule, or agreement. |
| plaza |
a public square or open space in the center of a town. |
| poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
| qualitative |
of or concerning the nature or attributes of something, as opposed to its amount. (Cf. quantitative.) |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| tedious |
long and boring; dull; wearisome. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |