| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| compliance |
acquiescence or conformity. |
| delirium |
a temporary state of mental disturbance sometimes caused by high fever, shock, or intoxication, and characterized by confusion, hallucinations, delusions, disturbed speech, and the like. |
| ecosystem |
a community of living things, together with their environment. |
| emblem |
an object that stands for something; symbol. |
| embodiment |
a person or thing that perfectly represents some principle, spirit, or the like; incarnation. |
| fanciful |
exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. |
| hulk |
an old ship that no longer is in use. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| litigation |
the act of engaging in a lawsuit. |
| quarry |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. |
| revise |
to change or make different. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| transcription |
a written or typed copy of something dictated or heard. |