| academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
| casual |
happening by chance; not planned. |
| determine |
to decide or settle finally and without question. |
| difference |
the condition of being not like or not the same. |
| expand |
to make larger or wider. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| historic |
important in history. |
| ideal |
a belief or aim considered to be worthy of honor or respect. |
| neglect |
an act or instance of not giving enough care or attention to something. |
| persist |
to continue in a firm, steady way without stopping or lessening. |
| react |
to act, or feel a certain way, in response to something. |
| relapse |
to return to bad behavior or poor health after a period of improvement. |
| surround |
to close off all sides of. |
| torture |
the intentional causing of great physical or emotional pain to a person or animal. |
| unfold |
to open or spread out from a folded condition. |