| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| agile |
moving quickly and gracefully. |
| alteration |
the state or process of altering. |
| compel |
to force or drive to do something. |
| durable |
not easily broken or worn out; lasting; sturdy. |
| ecstasy |
a feeling of great pleasure or joy. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| macho |
embodying or demonstrating a conception of masculinity emphasizing strength, assertiveness, and dominance. |
| meditation |
sustained thought or self-forgetful concentration, especially for the purposes of religious devotion or relaxation. |
| reasonable |
using good sense and clear thinking. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
| vagabond |
having no permanent home; wandering from place to place; nomadic. |