| arsenal |
a building used for storing weapons and ammunition. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| disposable |
meant to be thrown out after use. |
| enact |
to make into a law. |
| eon |
a very long period of time. |
| inanimate |
not having or showing the characteristics associated with life; lifeless. |
| inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| premature |
done, happening, or born before the expected time; too soon. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| safeguard |
a person, thing, or action that gives protection; a way of making sure that something is safe. |
| strategy |
a plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect. |
| withdrawal |
the state, act, or process of taking back, out, or away. |