| agitate |
to cause to move in a quick, tumbling motion or with force; shake. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| bureau |
a chest of drawers. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
| conceivable |
capable of being thought of or imagined; thinkable. |
| conversion |
the changing of a person's religious beliefs. |
| deprive |
to take away from; not allow to have. |
| expel |
to force out or drive out. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| oasis |
an area in a desert where plants can grow. The plants are fed by water from a spring or well. |
| obstruct |
to block or clog. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; bear. |