| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| despondent |
low in spirits; unhappy, depressed, or dejected. |
| excess |
more than is needed or usual; extra. |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| lure |
to attract with the promise of a reward. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| omission |
the act of leaving out or the condition of being left out. |
| organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| restrictive |
characterized by limitations on application. |
| severity |
strictness; harshness. |
| signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |
| sovereignty |
supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body. |