| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
| capacity |
the amount that can be held in a particular space. |
| collision |
an act or instance of coming together with force; crash. |
| diplomatic |
careful not to anger people or hurt their feelings. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| friction |
the rubbing of objects against each other. |
| hazy |
marked or clouded by haze; misty. |
| long-term |
covering an extended period of time. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| nevertheless |
however; still. |
| quirky |
characterized by oddities or peculiarities. |
| recede |
to move away or back; become more distant. |
| salvation |
the act of saving or being saved from sin or evil, or the condition of being saved. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |