| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| conserve |
to keep safe from loss, waste, or destruction. |
| constructive |
serving to make better or more clear; helpful. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
| emigrate |
to leave one country or region in order to settle in another. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs. |
| instance |
a case, example or occasion. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| monopoly |
complete control over a service or product within a given area. |
| particularly |
to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group. |
| poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
| renew |
to make like new; restore. |
| slaughter |
the killing and butchering of animals for food. |
| solitude |
the condition of living or being by oneself. |
| speculate |
to make guesses or wonder about something (often followed by "on" or "about"). |