| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| astray |
off the right or known path or course. |
| criticism |
the act of judging what is good or bad in something. |
| dictator |
a ruler who has total authority. |
| economics |
the study of how goods and services are produced and distributed. |
| eradicate |
to do away with completely; wipe out. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| fluctuation |
unsteadiness; vacillation. |
| frustration |
an angry or impatient feeling caused by failing or being hindered in one's attempts to do something. |
| heritage |
something that one believes, thinks, or does that comes from one's family or ethnic background; tradition. |
| investigative |
of or relating to a comprehensive process of searching for, uncovering, and examining information. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| plentiful |
large in amount; more than enough. |
| revenue |
money gained from selling property or investing money. |
| uncertain |
not known for sure; not definite. |