| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| celebrity |
a person who is famous. |
| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| commute |
to ride or drive a long distance to and from work or school. |
| duct |
a pipe or tube that carries air or liquid. |
| eradicate |
to do away with completely; wipe out. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| generate |
to bring into being or to produce. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| intensify |
to make stronger, more acute, or more intense. |
| isolate |
to set apart or separate so as to be alone. |
| nomad |
a member of a group or tribe that has no fixed home and moves from place to place. |
| plume |
a large, fluffy, colorful feather. |
| speculation |
the act or process of thinking, wondering, or guessing about something. |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or based on information in the form of numbers that can be used to understand a complex issue or test the validity of a hypothesis. |