| botany |
the science that studies plants. Botany is a branch of biology. |
| crave |
to need or desire very much. |
| fanciful |
exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. |
| forum |
a public meeting to discuss some problem of public or general interest. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
| menace |
that which presents a danger or threat. |
| morality |
general beliefs concerning what is right or wrong. |
| occasional |
happening now and then or not too often. |
| offensive |
not pleasant; disagreeable. |
| quantify |
to find or express the number or amount of. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| systematic |
involving or based on a method or plan; not random or chaotic. |
| taboo |
forbidden. |