| beneficial |
having a good or favorable effect; helpful. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| chaff |
the husks separated from grain by threshing. |
| concise |
saying much in a few words; short and to the point. |
| consciousness |
the physical condition of being awake and aware. |
| discount |
an amount taken away from the full or regular price or cost. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| disgrace |
loss of respect, honor, or favor; shame. |
| hover |
to stay hanging in the air, often by quick flapping or spinning. |
| investment |
that which is invested. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| meditation |
sustained thought or self-forgetful concentration, especially for the purposes of religious devotion or relaxation. |
| statistic |
a piece of numerical information. |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or based on information in the form of numbers that can be used to understand a complex issue or test the validity of a hypothesis. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |