| adolescent |
a person who is changing from a child to an adult; teenager. |
| alchemy |
an ancient exploration and practice of chemistry which flourished particularly during medieval times. Practitioners used chemical processes in the hope of, for example, producing gold from base metals, finding the key to eternal life, and uncovering a single cure for all disease. |
| animate |
to bring to life. |
| compulsory |
required or necessary. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| expose |
to uncover or reveal. |
| faulty |
having imperfections, flaws, or defects. |
| intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, especially by means of threats. |
| latency |
the state of being present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| motherly |
of or like a female parent. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |