| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| affirm |
to state or declare as true. |
| avenge |
to inflict punishment or cause suffering as retribution for. |
| burly |
having a large, husky, and strong body. |
| comprehensive |
including everything or almost everything; wide in range. |
| consolidation |
the act of combining into a whole or mass; unification. |
| foremost |
first or most important; leading. |
| infrastructure |
all the basic systems that have been created in a country, especially through technology and engineering, that allow it to function well and develop. Roads are a very important part of a country's infrastructure. Without roads, it is difficult for people to travel and to work and to move products from one place to another. |
| irrelevant |
not having anything to do with the matter being considered or talked about. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| onset |
the early stage; beginning. |
| optimum |
the situation, quantity, degree, or other condition that is most desirable. |
| ownership |
the state or fact of being the possessor of something. |
| profitable |
of a business, bringing in more money than is spent; financially successful. |
| reckless |
paying no attention to danger; not at all careful. |