| Term | Definition |
| dual income | having two incomes or salaries |
| hygiene | cleanliness |
| sociologist | one who studies human society |
| pediatrician | specialist in children's medicine |
| negotiate | succed in moving through |
| obsessive-compulsive | ruled by persistent ideas, irresistible, impulses |
| diminishing | decreasing |
| virtually | so nearly true that it can be regarded as being true |
| apathetic | indifferent; uninterested |
| delude | deceive, con, mislead |
| gait | pace; manner of walking or running |
| bask | lie, sunbathe; take pleasure in warmth |
| palpitate | throb, flutter |
| lucid | conherent, clearly understood |
| muddle | to behave in a confused or disorderly manner; jumbled |