| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| ecological |
of or pertaining to the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| forecast |
a guess or estimate about something that will happen in the future. |
| forsake |
to leave or desert. |
| irregular |
uneven in shape, arrangement, surface, or some other way. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| offend |
to cause to be angry, annoyed, or insulted. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
| refined |
displaying qualities of good breeding or sensitivity of feeling or taste. |
| refrain1 |
to hold oneself back; to not enter into a particular action; desist; forbear (often followed by "from"). |
| terminate |
to bring to an end; put a stop to. |
| tier |
one of several rows or layers placed one above another. |