| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| anomaly |
an act or instance of differing from the usual pattern, form, or type; peculiarity; abnormality. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| gourmet |
a person who loves and knows much about good food and fine wine. |
| harass |
to trouble or bother again and again. |
| helm |
a wheel or lever used for steering a ship. |
| induction |
the act, process, or result of deriving general principles from particular facts or examples. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| monarchy |
government by or in the name of a king, queen, or similar ruler, whose power may be strong or limited. |
| onward |
toward a point or position ahead in space or time. |
| prolong |
to add length to or make last longer. |
| refinement |
an improvement, usually in the details of something. |
| setback |
something that happens that slows, stops, or reverses progress that is being made. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |