Ch9 Flashcards
(42 cards)
adolescents(n)
a young person who is developing into an adult
balancing(v)
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
behavior (n)
the way in which someone conducts oneself or behaves
conclude* (v)
to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning: infer on the basis of evidence
decision(n)
a position arrived at after consideration
developed (adj.)
being far along in development
discoveries (n)
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
excitement n)
the state of being excited
go through (v)
-to continue firmly or obstinately to the end;
-to complete or reach the end of an undertaking, process, etc..
impulses (n)
something that provokes an action or activity
keenly (adv.)
as an eagerly
led (v)
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
measure (n)
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
realize (v)
to be fully aware of
reward (n)
something offered or given in return
for a service performed
theory (n)
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an
investigation
unpredictable (Adj.)
to not able to be known or declared
in advance
upgrade (v)
to make better
youth (n)
the time of life when one is young
admit (v)
to accept as true or valid
adopt (v)
to take (a child born to other parents) as one’s own child especially in compliance with formal legal procedures
boundary (n)
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
confirm (v)
to give evidence to the truth of
coincidence (n)
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
