| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| compensate |
to pay or repay. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| evolution |
the process of changing and adapting to an environment over time. |
| frustration |
an angry or impatient feeling caused by failing or being hindered in one's attempts to do something. |
| isolation |
the act of setting apart, or the state of being set apart from other things or people. |
| justification |
something that explains, rationalizes, or defends. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| texture |
the feel or look of a surface. |
| undergraduate |
a college or university student who has not yet earned a degree. |
| wrongheaded |
contrary to sound judgment. |