| aspiration |
a goal, aim, or ambition. |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| clause |
a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be part or all of a sentence. |
| constructive |
serving to make better or more clear; helpful. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| impulse |
a sudden wish or desire that makes a person want to do something. |
| infusion |
the act, process, or result of infusing. |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| nocturnal |
happening in the night. |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| stench |
an unpleasant or foul odor; stink. |
| sullen |
silently showing anger. |