| agile |
moving quickly and gracefully. |
| caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
| cipher |
a system that substitutes letters and symbols for the letters and symbols contained in a written message in order to conceal its meaning; code. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| displace |
to force out of a home territory or particular place. |
| fabulous |
almost impossible to believe; amazing. |
| fad |
something that is liked by many people for a short amount of time. |
| folly |
a lack of good sense or judgment. |
| 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. |
| immature |
not completely grown or developed; not mature. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| intensity |
strength or energy of thought or action. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| negligence |
disregard of, omission of, or failure to do something necessary, especially when it is habitual. |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |