adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
attribution |
the act of identifying something as the work of a particular person or group. |
conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. |
dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
grovel |
to be or move about in a bowed or prostrate position, as with fear or humility; cower; cringe. |
heritage |
something that one believes, thinks, or does that comes from one's family or ethnic background; tradition. |
mortal |
not living forever; having to die some day. |
perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
preach |
to give a talk on religion that is used to teach; give a sermon. |
proportion |
a part of a whole. |
reversal |
the act of turning in or taking an opposite direction or position. |
sermon |
a talk given during a religious service. |
snob |
a person who admires and imitates people of a high social or intellectual class. Snobs act or feel superior to anyone of a lower class. |
solitude |
the condition of living or being by oneself. |
spacious |
having plenty of space. |