| allege |
to say or claim to be true without having proof. |
| allegedly |
according to what has been claimed although not proven. |
| approximation |
an estimate; guess. |
| collective |
of or relating to a group that is composed of individuals but is considered together. |
| consolidation |
the act of combining into a whole or mass; unification. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| external |
of the outside or outer part. |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| maim |
to hurt badly by destroying a part of the body or making it useless. |
| merge |
to mix or combine into a single unit. |
| negative |
not helpful or constructive; critical; pessimistic. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| reliance |
the act of relying or depending. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |