| abstract |
existing without physical shape or substance. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| burrow |
a hole or tunnel dug by certain animals for use as a hiding place or home. |
| catalyst |
an agent that causes an interaction between persons or forces without being affected itself. |
| compliance |
acquiescence or conformity. |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| dither |
to hesitate nervously or vacillate; be irresolute. |
| extract |
a strong, concentrated form of a substance. |
| immune |
protected from a disease, either naturally or by getting a vaccine. |
| impartial |
not favoring one more than another; not prejudiced; fair. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| pioneer |
someone who is one of the first in a culture to explore or live in a place. |
| scrutiny |
a close and careful inspection. |
| spectator |
one that watches or observes. |
| subjective |
affected or shaped by personal experience, beliefs, and feelings. |