| barter |
to trade services or things for other services or things without using money. |
| controversial |
causing arguments. |
| courteous |
being polite or showing good manners. |
| factual |
containing facts; true. |
| individualize |
to make distinct, unique, or suited to a particular person or thing. |
| massive |
having a very large amount of matter; big and heavy; solid. |
| notion |
an idea, opinion, or view. |
| occupant |
someone who lives or works in a place or fills a position. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other landing place for loading and unloading boats or ships. |
| regain |
to get back; recover. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| simplicity |
the condition or quality of being easy to understand or do. |
| swoon |
to lose consciousness; faint. |