| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. |
| controversial |
causing arguments. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| inquiry |
a question or request for information. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| prearrange |
to arrange beforehand or in advance. |
| probe |
an instrument or tool used to explore the shape, condition, or depth of something that cannot be seen directly. |
| register |
to sign up for something by having one's name put on an official list. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| simulation |
something that imitates or resembles, or the fact of resemblance itself. |
| skew |
to turn or go off at an angle; swerve. |
| underlie |
to be the foundation or basis of. |
| withhold |
to hold back; control. |