| amid |
among or surrounded by. |
| dismal |
full of gloom; sad. |
| ecological |
of or pertaining to the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| familiarity |
knowledge or understanding of a particular thing. |
| haunt |
to come very often and painfully to the mind or memory of (a person). |
| insufficient |
not enough in number, degree, amount, or quality; not sufficient. |
| luxurious |
giving great comfort or pleasure. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| revenue |
money gained from selling property or investing money. |
| revival |
the act or process of renewing or reviving. |
| squeamish |
nauseated, or tending to be easily nauseated or disgusted; queasy. |
| stereotype |
a standardized and usually oversimplified and inaccurate conception held in common by many people. |
| unidentified |
having an unknown or as yet undetermined name or nature; not identified. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |