| acquisition |
the act or process of obtaining or making one's own. |
| comprehensive |
including everything or almost everything; wide in range. |
| conceptual |
of or pertaining to ideas or their formation. |
| consumption |
the act or process of using up or consuming. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| exasperate |
to bother or annoy to the point of causing anger. |
| gala |
a happy celebration, especially a large, elaborate one. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| judicial |
having to do with judges, law courts, or their activities. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| pregnancy |
the condition in a female human or animal in which the body is developing new life and preparing to give birth. |
| rebel |
one who fights against or does not obey authority. |
| reflex |
having to do with a response or reaction that is automatic and not controlled by conscious thought. |
| sanctuary |
a holy or sacred place. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |