| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| cockpit |
the area from which the pilot and crew control an airplane. |
| decree |
an official order or decision by a ruler or government. |
| default |
to fail to perform an action or fulfill an obligation legally or morally required, especially to fail to pay money that is owed. |
| ethnic |
of or relating to a group of people who share the same culture, race, or nationality. |
| insomnia |
difficulty in getting to sleep. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| oral |
spoken, rather than written; carried out by speaking. |
| partial |
not complete. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| plague |
a deadly disease, sudden invasion of harmful insects, or any terrible thing that harms many people. |
| region |
a large space or area. |
| sham |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit. |
| toxic |
acting as or like a poison; injurious or deadly. |
| transient |
brief in duration; temporary. |