| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| dominate |
to control by the use of power; rule. |
| enumeration |
the act or process of naming or listing one by one. |
| inadequate |
not enough; not good enough. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| mobile |
able to move or be moved easily from one place or position to another. |
| pamphlet |
a thin book that has a paper cover, written to give information on some topic. |
| plush |
a type of cloth having long, soft, thick fibers. |
| prestige |
importance in the eyes of other people because of doing great things, being in high position, or having wealth. |
| sophistication |
the quality or condition of having worldly knowledge, elegant refinement, or technological complexity. |
| thwart |
to hinder, oppose, or frustrate. |
| utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. |