| avoidance |
the act of keeping away from or keeping from happening. |
| cooperative |
willing to work together or cooperate. |
| dilemma |
a situation that requires a choice between two actions, neither of which will be a good solution. |
| discrimination |
the act of treating some people unfairly because of prejudice. |
| ecstasy |
a feeling of great pleasure or joy. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| perception |
the ability to become aware of or know through the senses. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| recruit |
a soldier who has just joined or been drafted into the armed forces. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| unprecedented |
never before observed or experienced. |