| allege |
to say or claim to be true without having proof. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| fluster |
to cause to become nervous, confused, or upset. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| hover |
to stay hanging in the air, often by quick flapping or spinning. |
| improper |
not correct. |
| indicate |
to show or point out. |
| nevertheless |
however; still. |
| picturesque |
as pleasing or interesting to look at as a picture or painting. |
| subdue |
to overcome or conquer, as by military victory. |
| suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |
| summarize |
to be a concise statement of. |