| causal |
being or involving a cause. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| crusade |
(often capitalized) any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. |
| equitable |
characterized by fairness; just. |
| ineffective |
producing little or none of the desired or intended impact. |
| intervene |
to enter a situation so as to change what is happening. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| obesity |
the condition of being exceedingly and unhealthily overweight. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
| prolific |
producing young or new growth in abundance; fertile. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| speculate |
to make guesses or wonder about something (often followed by "on" or "about"). |
| toxicity |
the condition, property, or fact of being poisonous or containing poisonous substances. |
| trek |
a slow or difficult trip. |