| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| cultural |
of or relating to the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| gala |
a happy celebration, especially a large, elaborate one. |
| infection |
the act of infecting or an instance or condition of being infected. |
| inmate |
someone who is restricted to a jail, hospital, or the like. |
| lament |
to mourn for or regret. |
| mandate |
to require by law or because of a vote of the people. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
| stabilization |
the process of making or becoming steady or even, and keeping at a certain level or degree. |
| visualize |
to form a picture of in the mind. |