| bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
| charitable |
generous in donations or benevolent actions for needy persons. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| compel |
to force or drive to do something. |
| conduit |
a channel, ditch, or pipe used to convey water or other liquid. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| encase |
to enclose. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| expire |
to come to an end. |
| glutton |
someone who eats an excessive amount, or one who both eats and drinks excessively. |
| indifference |
lack of interest, especially when interest is called for,expected, or hoped for. |
| insufficient |
not enough in number, degree, amount, or quality; not sufficient. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |