| corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
| daub |
to smear or cover with something soft and sticky, such as paint. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| ecosystem |
a community of living things, together with their environment. |
| haunt |
to come very often and painfully to the mind or memory of (a person). |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| preservation |
protection from loss or damage; the act of preserving. |
| refrain1 |
to hold oneself back; to not enter into a particular action; desist; forbear (often followed by "from"). |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| render |
to cause to become; make. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of one who competes with another or of those who compete with each for dominance. |
| swivel |
a device that allows the object fastened or mounted to it to turn freely or pivot. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |