| anemia |
a medical condition caused by having too few red blood cells or red blood cells that are not working properly. People with anemia may be pale, feel weak, and have difficulty breathing. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| dispose |
to place or arrange. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| expectation |
the act of waiting for or looking forward to. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| 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. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| poise |
a state or position of balance. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| selective |
very careful in choosing. |
| withdrawal |
the state, act, or process of taking back, out, or away. |