| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| approximate |
nearly exact or correct. |
| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. |
| cultural |
of or relating to the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. |
| enumeration |
the act or process of naming or listing one by one. |
| fatality |
a sudden or unexpected death. |
| intern |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. |
| intervention |
the act of interfering so as to prevent something from happening |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| manageable |
capable of being handled or controlled. |
| obligate |
to make someone do something because of a law or moral principle. |
| oppose |
to think, act, or be against; resist. |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other landing place for loading and unloading boats or ships. |
| sector |
an identifiable segment or part of a landscape, area, society, political system, or the like. |
| signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |