| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| ambush |
a surprise attack made from a hidden place. |
| assay |
to try out or test. |
| biological |
having to do with living things and their life processes. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| debate |
to discuss the different sides of a subject or issue. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| dependent |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| snare1 |
anything intended to lure, tempt, or entangle unsuspecting victims; trap. |
| theoretical |
relating to or consisting of an explanation based on abstract reasoning and speculation rather than facts and evidence; hypothetical. |
| unidentified |
having an unknown or as yet undetermined name or nature; not identified. |