Vocabulary Notes (Week One)

1. juvenile (adj.)
    /ˈdʒu·vəˌnɑɪl/
    of, by, or for a young person who is not yet an adult 
  He studied both adult and juvenile crime.

2. confirmation (n.) [U]
    /ˌkɑn·fərˈmeɪ·ʃən/
    a statement of proof that something is true 
   We will be sending you confirmation of your registration.

3. puberty (n.) [U]
    /ˈpju·bər·t̬i/
     is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body 
    
4. obscure (adj.)
     /əbˈskjʊr/
     not known to many people 
    an obscure 18th-century painter

5. obscene (adj.)
     offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing    
    sex 
    He was jailed for making obscene phone calls.