| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| cognitive |
of, pertaining to, or involving the use of the mind for acquiring knowledge and processing thought. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| corporation |
a group of people allowed by law to do certain things as if they were one person. |
| evolution |
the process of changing and adapting to an environment over time. |
| exempt |
to free from something that others are always required to do; excuse. |
| kink |
a tight curl or twist. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| participate |
to take part; share (usually followed by "in"). |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| reasonable |
using good sense and clear thinking. |
| robust |
strong, healthy, and full of energy. |