| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| commend |
to speak of with praise for some act or service. |
| commendable |
worthy of notice and praise. |
| comparable |
nearly the same or equal in degree or quality. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| cordial |
warm and friendly; courteous. |
| demonstration |
an activity that shows how something works or how it is made. |
| hazy |
marked or clouded by haze; misty. |
| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| reckless |
paying no attention to danger; not at all careful. |
| refinement |
an improvement, usually in the details of something. |
| successor |
a person or thing that comes after or follows another. |
| unstable |
likely to change suddenly. |