| addiction |
the condition of being addicted, especially to something that is not good for one's health. |
| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| civilian |
of or relating to the daily life of ordinary citizens, not of the military or police. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| divert |
to turn aside or away from something. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| exotic |
from a foreign place. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| obstacle |
something that stops forward movement or progress. |
| palette |
a thin, oval board, with a thumb hole, on which a painter holds and mixes colors. |
| pregnant |
having one or more young growing within the body of a woman or other female mammal. |
| presently |
in a little while; very soon. |
| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. |
| summary |
a short and usually comprehensive statement of what has been previously stated. |
| summon |
to call to appear for a particular purpose. |