| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| comprehensive |
including everything or almost everything; wide in range. |
| efficiency |
the quick, accurate performance of a task, or the ability to so perform. |
| eradicate |
to do away with completely; wipe out. |
| hoax |
an act meant to trick or deceive. |
| premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. |
| preventive |
made to get in the way of or to block something. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| procurement |
the act or process of obtaining something with deliberate effort or care. |
| proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |
| verify |
to make sure of the truth or correctness of. |
| whet |
to sharpen the cutting edge of (a knife or tool); hone. |