A severe and prolonged shortage of food in a region, causing widespread hunger and malnutrition.
Capable of being done; possible and likely to succeed.
Having definite limits; not endless.
A defect or imperfection; a fault or shortcoming that makes something less than perfect.
To change continually and irregularly, especially in amount or level.
The central point of interest or activity; the act of concentrating attention or effort on something.
to strengthen or reinforce; to make something more secure or more capable, or to strengthen someone's resolve or courage.
A basic structure that provides support or a system of ideas on which something is built; a set of guiding principles or rules for organizing a complex whole.
Not having serious purpose or value; trivial, minor, or silly; lacking in importance or merit.
The purpose or role of something; in mathematics, a relation that assigns exactly one output to each input; also a formal social event.
Forming the base, core, or essential part of something; of central importance.
