| conditional |
depending on certain circumstances or events. |
| dainty |
small, pretty, and delicate. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| disclose |
to make known; tell. |
| emotional |
having to do with the feelings, including how one feels about oneself in relation to others. |
| hazard |
danger or risk. |
| interaction |
action of one upon another or others; action in response to others; influence, or effect. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| perspective |
the way things are seen from a particular point of view. |
| pesky |
(informal) pestering or annoying. |
| shareholder |
a person who owns stock in a business organization. |
| subsequent |
coming or happening after; following. |
| tendency |
the fact of being likely to act in some way. |
| transit |
the act of passing over, across, or through; passage. |