| adaptation |
the act or process of changing or adjusting something to fit in a new role or context. |
| affordable |
able to be obtained without excessive sacrifice of money or without incurring serious consequences. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| compact1 |
to pack closely and tightly together. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| ecstatic |
in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured. |
| incinerate |
to consume by fire; burn completely. |
| malaria |
a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating. |
| merger |
the combining of two or more companies into one, or the transfer of the property of one company to another. |
| notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
| plead |
to ask for something in a sincere or serious way. |
| political |
having to do with the study or practice of government and its policies. |
| radiate |
to come out in the form of rays or waves. |
| splendor |
grandeur or magnificence. |