| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| congenital |
existing from birth, but usually not hereditary. |
| crucial |
very important; deciding the success or failure of something. |
| ecstatic |
in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured. |
| foolproof |
always successful or effective. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison. |
| inactive |
not moving or operating; inert; quiescent. |
| inanimate |
not having or showing the characteristics associated with life; lifeless. |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| obsolete |
no longer in use. |
| offense |
the act of breaking a law or rule or doing something wrong; crime; sin. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| relentless |
without mercy or compassion; unyielding or stern. |
| startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. |