| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. |
| cannibal |
an animal that eats its own species. |
| classify |
to put or order into groups of similar things. |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| disrupt |
to disturb or cause confusion in. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| oblige |
to make (someone) feel bound to do something or to act in a certain way. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| preventative |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| vulnerable |
able to be hurt or injured. |