Vocabulary

• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• at least: As a minimum
• for instance: As an example.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• through the floor: To decrease or fall extremely quickly.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
• on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• substance use: The use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• mental: Concerning the mind
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• instance: An example of something; case
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• couple: To join something to something else
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• pathogen: Any disease-producing agent
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• public: Owned by the government
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• point: An item to be discussed
• own: To have something as your property
• perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• allege: To state without proof
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• plentiful: Existing in large amounts or numbers
• psychopathy: State of having emotional or behavioral problems
• propensity: Natural tendency to behave in a particular way
• trustee: Person legally holding property for another