| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| channel |
a long, narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water. |
| decisive |
able to make firm decisions or end arguments. |
| desirable |
sexually attractive. |
| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| grate1 |
a frame of crossed or parallel metal bars used as a covering or guard over an opening. |
| hazard |
danger or risk. |
| litigation |
the act of engaging in a lawsuit. |
| marketing |
advertising and other activities involved in getting people to buy a product or service from a company. |
| monotonous |
not interesting because of having to do the same thing over and over. |
| noticeable |
easily noticed. |
| rapture |
great happiness, joy, or ecstasy; bliss. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |