brood |
to think or worry a lot about a single subject (usually followed by "on" or "over"). |
consumption |
the act or process of using up or consuming. |
contrast |
to compare in order to make differences clear. |
discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
dismantle |
to tear down; take apart. |
eradicate |
to do away with completely; wipe out. |
inactive |
not moving or operating; inert; quiescent. |
infiltrate |
to enter into in secret. |
inmate |
someone who is restricted to a jail, hospital, or the like. |
migration |
the act or process of moving to another region to live, especially in a group. |
overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
purify |
to make clean or pure. |
transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |
urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |