| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| deduce |
to draw (a conclusion) by reasoning from given information or general principles. |
| enroll |
to enlist or sign up officially. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
| opt |
to decide; choose (usually followed by "for" or an infinitive). |
| partial |
not complete. |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| ritual |
a set of actions always done in the same way, often because of custom or tradition. |
| spiritual |
of or pertaining to the soul or matters of the soul, the part of a human being that is believed to be the higher or deeper self and not part of the body. |
| stagnant |
standing still; motionless. |