| behavioral |
of or concerning the actions and reactions of a group, person, animal, or thing. |
| bosom |
the front part of a human being's chest, especially that of a woman. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| ecstasy |
a feeling of great pleasure or joy. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| hazard |
danger or risk. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| rampart |
a mound of earth raised to serve as a defensive fortification, often topped with a protective wall. |
| sibling |
a sister or a brother. |
| slander |
a false statement or statements made to hurt someone's reputation, or the act of making such statements. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |
| velocity |
speed. |