recycle – v. to reuse or make a product or substance available for reuse through natural processes

puffy – adj. heavy or full in size

fortress – n. a strong building or structure; a stronghold

catastrophe – n. a disaster, a very bad event

squalor – n. bad, dirty conditions

bribery – n. the act of giving money or something else in order to influence another person's judgment

apartment – n. a room or rooms in a building where many people live