Vocabulary

to attack or to deal with something (t............)

to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain (c..............)

a heavy load that you carry (b..........)

to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number (d.........)

a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject (d.........)

the quality of being effective; effectiveness (e..........)

not done or happening when expected or when needed; late (o.......)

used to refer to a situation in which something that starts in the high parts of a system spreads to the whole of the system (t.......... ........)

to use something or someone, especially in order to achieve a particular effect (d........)

a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty (v.........)

the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time (i.......)

to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do something (n....)