| citizenship |
the state of being a legal member of a country. |
| constant |
going on without a pause; persistent. |
| divide |
to separate into parts. |
| drought |
a long period with little or no rain. |
| initial |
(usually plural) the first letters in a person's name. |
| interruption |
the act of stopping or breaking off something in progress. |
| judge |
a person trained to hear and decide cases brought before a court of law. |
| nationwide |
throughout or over the entire country. |
| outskirts |
the edges or outlying areas of a city or town. |
| reason |
a cause or explanation for an action, opinion, or event. |
| receptacle |
a container for receiving and keeping something. |
| slavery |
the owning of people by other people; bondage. |
| squelch |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply. |
| till1 |
until. |
| virus |
a tiny organism that can reproduce only in living cells. Viruses cause disease in humans, animals, and plants. |