| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. |
| chronic |
tending to a certain behavior or illness over a long time or without stopping. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| defamation |
the act of causing damage to the reputation of a person, group, or institution by making unfavorable and unjust statements. |
| dialect |
a form of a language that is spoken in a specific region or by a specific group of people. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| inhale |
to breathe in; take in by breathing. |
| molecule |
the smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. A molecule is made up of a single atom or group of atoms. |
| oral |
spoken, rather than written; carried out by speaking. |
| regain |
to get back; recover. |
| thrifty |
prudent in the management and spending of money; economical. |
| thwart |
to hinder, oppose, or frustrate. |