| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| cease |
to stop or come to an end. |
| congest |
to fill to excess; overcrowd; clog. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| jubilant |
having or showing great joy; having a happy feeling of success. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| periodic |
happening or appearing at regular times. |
| predictable |
able to be foreseen or anticipated. |
| regulation |
a rule or law that controls or directs people's actions. |
| replica |
a duplication or copy, especially one smaller than the original. |
| supple |
easily curved or bent; flexible. |
| virtual |
not actually being true or real, but seeming to be, or having the same result as if true or real. |