| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| complimentary |
expressing or giving praise. |
| extremist |
a person who takes a radical stand and encourages radical action or thinking, especially in politics. |
| flourish |
to grow in a strong, healthy way. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| psychological |
of or having to do with psychology. |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection. |
| revise |
to change or make different. |
| significance |
great value; importance. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. |
| spatial |
of, relating to, or occurring in space. |
| stimulation |
the act or process of inciting or increasing activity or action in something. |