| adoption |
the act of becoming the legal parent of a child who is not one's biological offspring. |
| chorus |
a group of people who sing together. |
| delete |
to remove from a written work. |
| distant |
far away in time or space. |
| employment |
the act of hiring or keeping someone as a paid worker. |
| fairly |
in a just or honest way. |
| hectic |
marked by hurry, confusion, and too much activity. |
| merchandise |
goods for buying and selling. |
| offender |
one who has upset or harmed another or has broken a law. |
| postpone |
to put off until later. |
| slavery |
the owning of people by other people; bondage. |
| trigger |
to cause, begin, or set off. |
| unfold |
to open or spread out from a folded condition. |
| various |
of different kinds; diverse. |
| witness |
a person who sees or hears something that happened. |