| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| constitute |
to form or make up. |
| continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| inadequate |
not enough; not good enough. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| manuscript |
a piece of writing prepared by the author before it becomes a printed article or book. |
| 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. |
| prognosis |
a forecast of the anticipated course of a disease, especially of the likelihood of recovery. |
| renovation |
the act or process of repairing and updating (a building or the like) so that the condition is improved and meets current standards. |
| simulate |
to imitate or reproduce the appearance, sound, or other external characteristics or qualities of. |
| taper |
to narrow. |
| tolerance |
willingness to accept people whose race, religion, opinions, or habits are different from one's own. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |