| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| bond |
to bind together. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| conjunction |
a word that connects other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. "And," "while," and "because" are some conjunctions. |
| courteous |
being polite or showing good manners. |
| exclusive |
keeping out all others. |
| heritage |
something that one believes, thinks, or does that comes from one's family or ethnic background; tradition. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| persuasion |
the act of convincing someone to believe something or do something. |
| quirk |
an odd personal trait; idiosyncrasy. |
| simulation |
something that imitates or resembles, or the fact of resemblance itself. |
| torment |
a state of great suffering of the body or mind. |
| underlie |
to be the foundation or basis of. |
| virtually |
practically; almost completely; very nearly. |