| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| consult |
to look to for advice or information. |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| devise |
to invent or think out. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| esteem |
to have a high opinion of; respect; honor. |
| frustration |
an angry or impatient feeling caused by failing or being hindered in one's attempts to do something. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| mistaken |
being an error. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |
| setback |
something that happens that slows, stops, or reverses progress that is being made. |
| uncertain |
not known for sure; not definite. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |
| withhold |
to hold back; control. |