| arid |
extremely dry, especially from lack of rainfall. |
| consequent |
following as a result. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| corrective |
for the purposes of making right; remedial or rectifying. |
| customize |
to make or change according to the specifications of the customer. |
| exasperate |
to bother or annoy to the point of causing anger. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| explosive |
able to cause an explosion. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| outbreak |
a sudden breaking out or increase in activity of disease. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| proclamation |
the act of announcing to the public, or something that is said for the public to hear. |
| verbal |
having to do with words. |
| visualize |
to form a picture of in the mind. |