61 calamity

noun, plural calamities.

1. a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
2. grievous affliction; adversity; misery: the calamity of war.
62 comprehensive

adjective
1. of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of
world affairs.
2. comprehending mentally; having an extensive mental range or grasp.
63 conventional

adjective
1. conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste:
conventional behavior.
2. pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by genera lconsent or
accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols.
3. ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology.
64 flagrant

adjective
1. shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
2. notorious; scandalous: a flagrant crime; a flagrant offender.
65 fluctuate

verb (used without object), fluctuated, fluctuating.
1. to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold
fluctuated wildly last month.
2. to move back and forth in waves.

verb (used with object), fluctuated, fluctuating.
3. to cause to fluctuate.
66 persevere

verb (used without object), persevered, persevering.
1. to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty,
obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
2. to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist.

verb (used with object), persevered, persevering.
3. to bolster, sustain, or uphold: unflagging faith that had persevered him.
67 ponder

verb (used without object)
1. to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followedby over or
upon).

verb (used with object)
2. to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully: He pondered his next words
thoroughly.
68 rehabilitate

verb (used with object), rehabilitated, rehabilitating.

1. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
2. to restore to good condition, operation, or management, as a bankrupt business.
3. to reestablish the good reputation of (a person, one's character or name, etc.).
4. to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges.
69 turmoil

noun
1. a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult;agitation; disquiet:
mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
70 venture
noun
1. an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or
dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
2. a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of
profit; a commercial or other speculation.

verb (used with object), ventured, venturing.
3. to expose to hazard; risk: to venture one's fortune; to venture one's life.
4. to take the risk of; brave the dangers of: to venture a voyage into space.