| addict |
a person who depends on something, such as a drug, that is usually harmful and cannot be easily given up. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| coalition |
an alliance, especially a temporary one, of various factions, parties, or nations. |
| comparable |
nearly the same or equal in degree or quality. |
| custody |
the legal right to take care of and control someone or something. |
| deluge |
a flood caused by a great amount of water. |
| derive |
to obtain from a particular source (usually followed by "from"). |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| genesis |
the beginning or origin of something. |
| harassment |
behavior that threatens, attacks, or offends another person repeatedly. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| ordinance |
a regulation, law, decree, or rule, especially one issued by a city or town. |
| predatory |
living on the flesh of other animals. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| restraint |
the act or process of holding oneself back or holding another back. |