| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| agony |
great or intense pain and suffering in the mind or body, usually over a long period of time. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| dependable |
deserving trust or confidence; able to be counted on. |
| hinder |
to hold back or stop the progress of. |
| indifferent |
without interest or concern; not caring. |
| integrate |
to bring together and mix into a whole. |
| jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. |
| nauseate |
to cause disgust or repugnance in. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
| rejoice |
to be full of joy or show great pleasure (sometimes followed by "in"). |
| signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |
| unemployment |
the number or percentage of workers that do not have jobs. |
| witless |
lacking or not using cleverness or intelligence; stupid; foolish. |