| confront |
to meet, face, or stand up to boldly. |
| custody |
the legal right to take care of and control someone or something. |
| harass |
to trouble or bother again and again. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| hostile |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly. |
| inhale |
to breathe in; take in by breathing. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| martial |
having to do with war or military activities. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. |
| rebuke |
to give a sharp reprimand to; criticize. |
| sponsor |
a person who takes responsibility for someone or something. |
| successive |
following one after another. |