| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| burrow |
a hole or tunnel dug by certain animals for use as a hiding place or home. |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| customary |
usual, habitual, or traditional. |
| external |
of the outside or outer part. |
| horde |
a large number, group, or crowd. |
| integration |
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole. |
| naive |
simple, natural, and unsophisticated; lacking in suspicion. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| pioneer |
someone who is one of the first in a culture to explore or live in a place. |
| preventative |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| scope |
the range or extent of one's view or thoughts. |
| uncertainty |
the condition or quality of being unsure or doubtful. |