| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. |
| caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| ecosystem |
a community of living things, together with their environment. |
| ethic |
(plural) an individual's or group's moral principles. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| prophesy |
to foretell or reveal, especially under divine inspiration. |
| rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. |
| salvage |
the act of saving property from destruction. |
| underlie |
to be the foundation or basis of. |