decay

• To grow stronger over time.

• To rot or break down over time.

• To remain unchanged over time.

• To become more valuable over time.

gauge

• To estimate, measure, or judge something

• To ignore or overlook something

• To create or design something

• To destroy or damage something

devastating

What does the term "devastating" mean?

• Causing great damage or harm; extremely destructive or upsetting.

• A term used to describe something that is very beautiful.

• A word that refers to a minor inconvenience or annoyance.

• A phrase used to express joy and happiness.

orient

• to turn or face towards a particular direction or position

• to move quickly in a random direction

• to change one's mind about something

• to ignore the surroundings

inextricably

• In a way that is impossible to separate or untangle

• In a way that is easily separated

• In a way that is loosely connected

• In a way that is temporarily linked

coexistence

• The fact of living or existing together at the same time or in the same place.

• The act of competing for resources in a shared environment.

• A state of conflict between different groups or species.

• The process of one species dominating another in an ecosystem.

exacerbate

• To improve a situation that is already bad.

• To make something that is already bad even worse.

• To ignore a problem completely.

• To resolve an issue effectively.

clamber

• To climb somewhere with ease

• To climb somewhere with difficulty, often needing to use both hands and feet

• To walk slowly and carefully

• To jump over an obstacle

succumb to

• to resist pressure or temptation

• to give way to pressure or temptation

• to ignore pressure or temptation

• to fight against pressure or temptation

serrated

• having a smooth edge

• having a zigzag or toothed edge, like a saw

• having a rounded edge

• having a flat edge