| adoption |
the act of becoming the legal parent of a child who is not one's biological offspring. |
| deposit |
money that has been put in a bank, or anything that has been put somewhere and allowed to remain. |
| desperately |
with a sense of extreme urgency, need, or despair. |
| formation |
the act of forming or the state of being formed. |
| hurl |
to throw with force. |
| identify |
to figure out or show who someone is or what something is. |
| mumble |
to speak low and in a way that is not easy to understand; mutter. |
| noble |
belonging to a class of people with a high rank or title. |
| persuade |
to cause to do something by using reason or argument. |
| pharmacy |
a place in a store or hospital in which drugs are prepared and sold; drugstore. |
| sag |
to sink, hang, or bend downward in the middle. |
| scholar |
a person who has much knowledge, usually acquired from research and study. |
| thatch |
straw, palm leaves, or other dried plant material used as a roof covering. |
| vanity |
too much pride in oneself or in how one looks. |
| wallow |
to roll the body in mud, sand, dirt, or water. |