| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| capacity |
the amount that can be held in a particular space. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| engagement |
a meeting with someone at a certain time; appointment. |
| grate1 |
a frame of crossed or parallel metal bars used as a covering or guard over an opening. |
| impair |
to lessen the strength or ability of; damage. |
| mosaic |
a picture or design made with many small colored pieces of glass, tile, or stone. These pieces are fitted together and cemented into place. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| prescribe |
to order or suggest as a medicine. |
| ration |
a fixed share or portion. |
| selfless |
having or showing an unselfish lack of concern for oneself and one's interests. |
| specific |
pertaining to a particular thing or person and to nothing else of the same kind; particular. |
| vengeance |
injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution. |
| wrongheaded |
contrary to sound judgment. |