| abundance |
a very large amount; plentiful supply. |
| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. |
| claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
| disposal |
a giving away or a getting rid of something. |
| duct |
a pipe or tube that carries air or liquid. |
| flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
| fortress |
a large, fortified building or area, often around a town or settlement. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| self-deprecation |
the act of belittling or disparaging oneself. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| temperate |
having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures and mild weather. |
| unacceptable |
not approved of or permissible because of not meeting certain standards or expectations. |
| uproar |
a loud, confused disturbance; commotion. |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; bear. |