| adoption |
the act of becoming the legal parent of a child who is not one's biological offspring. |
| citizenship |
the state of being a legal member of a country. |
| designer |
a person who makes or draws plans for creating something, especially physical objects or structures. |
| flutter |
to wave rapidly back and forth or up and down. |
| harsh |
rough or not pleasing to the eyes, ears, or other senses. |
| immigration |
the act of coming to live permanently in a new country. |
| investigator |
a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question. |
| lawyer |
one whose job is to help people with legal matters and represent them in court; attorney. |
| melt |
to change from a solid to a liquid state through heat or pressure. |
| package |
an object or bundle that is packed, wrapped, or boxed; bundle. |
| partly |
in some amount or degree. |
| pollute |
to make dirty or harmful to health by mixing in or adding waste material. |
| product |
something made by means of either human work or that of a machine. |
| trauma |
an emotional shock that has a deep effect on one's life for a long time. |
| virus |
a tiny organism that can reproduce only in living cells. Viruses cause disease in humans, animals, and plants. |