| boon |
something that is a help or benefit. |
| channel |
a long, narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water. |
| concentration |
close attention; focused mental energy. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| devastate |
to destroy or ruin. |
| emigrate |
to leave one country or region in order to settle in another. |
| expel |
to force out or drive out. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| instinct |
natural behavior in an animal that is not taught by parents or experience but is simply part of what an animal is born with. |
| pastor |
a minister or priest in charge of a church or congregation. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| sincere |
genuine, true, and not pretended. |
| sophisticated |
having or showing a lot of knowledge or experience; not ignorant or simple. |
| specificity |
the quality of being exact, precise, or particular. |