| atlas |
a book of maps, tables, or charts. |
| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| capital1 |
the city where the government of a country, state, or province is located. |
| collapse |
to fall down; give way; cave in. |
| crush |
to cause to lose shape or become flat by pressing or squeezing very hard. |
| essential |
necessary, needed. |
| expand |
to make larger or wider. |
| homeless |
having no place indoors to live. |
| laughter |
the act or sound of laughing. |
| mob |
a large crowd of angry or excited people. |
| religion |
a set of beliefs about how the universe was made and what its purpose is. Religion usually involves worship of a god or gods, and the belief in certain ideas about right and wrong behavior. |
| structural |
of or pertaining to construction, to things that are constructed, or to the basic parts that are assembled. |
| suffer |
to feel pain or misfortune. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |
| well-being |
the condition of being healthy, happy, and comfortable. |