| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| dependent |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs. |
| descent |
the act or process of going downward. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| modify |
to change in some way; alter. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| nourish |
to supply with food needed for life and growth. |
| reckless |
paying no attention to danger; not at all careful. |
| segment |
one of the parts into which something is or can be separated. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |
| synthetic |
made with chemicals formed in a laboratory instead of something found in nature; man-made; artificial. |
| vista |
a distant view as seen from a particular point or through an opening such as between buildings or trees. |