| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| bizarre |
strikingly odd or unusual, especially in appearance or behavior. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| clarification |
the act or process of making more clear or less confusing. |
| contrast |
to compare in order to make differences clear. |
| corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
| exterior |
on or having to do with the outside; outer. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| replica |
a duplication or copy, especially one smaller than the original. |
| separation |
the act of dividing or keeping apart or the condition of being kept apart. |
| significant |
being or causing something of importance. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |
| verbal |
having to do with words. |