| abstract |
existing without physical shape or substance. |
| acceptance |
the act of accepting something that is given. |
| creed |
a set of beliefs held by a person or group. |
| elegance |
the quality of refinement, taste, and grace, especially when combined with richness of decoration or design. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| institutional |
of, relating to, or resembling an institution or institutions. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| questionnaire |
a form that asks for one's opinions about something or for small pieces of information about oneself or one's household. |
| segregation |
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups. |
| unify |
to make into a single unit or thing; bring together; unite. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |
| wrath |
fierce anger. |