| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| confidentiality |
the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| context |
the setting of a word or phrase in speaking or writing that determines or affects its meaning. Context can be pictures, sounds, other words, or physical surroundings. |
| cower |
to crouch or cringe in fear. |
| embrace |
an act or instance of holding someone closely in one's arms; hug. |
| ethic |
(plural) an individual's or group's moral principles. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| legislation |
a law made by a body of government. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| satisfactory |
good enough to meet a need or desire. |
| simplify |
to make plainer, easier, or less complex. |
| stabilize |
to become steady, firm, unwavering, or fixed. |
| visualize |
to form a picture of in the mind. |