Adolescence /ˌæd

flexible /ˈflek.sɪ.bl ̩/ adjective CHANGEABLE
1. able to change or be changed easily according to the situation
My schedule is quite flexible - I could arrange to meet with you any day next week.
flexible /ˈflek.sɪ.bl ̩/ adjective ABLE TO BEND
2. able to bend or to be bent easily without breaking
Rubber is a flexible substance.
Dancers and gymnasts need to be very flexible (= able to bend their bodies easily) .
foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ /ˈfɔːr-/ adjective
1. belonging or connected to a country which is not your own
Spain was the first foreign country she had visited.
foreign languages
His work provided him with the opportunity for a lot of foreign travel.
2. foreign to
formal Something can be described as foreign to a particular person if they do not know about it or it is not within their experience
The whole concept of democracy, she claimed, was utterly foreign to the present government.
3. describes an object or substance which has entered something else, possibly by accident, and does not belong there
a foreign object/substance foreign matter
local /ˈləʊ.k ə l/ /ˈloʊ-/ adjective
1. from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country
a local accent
local issues
a local newspaper/radio station
Most of the local population depend on fishing for their income.
Our children all go to the local school.
Many local shops will be forced to close if the new supermarket is built.
2. limited to a particular part of the body
a local anaesthetic local swelling
luxurious /lʌgˈʒʊə.ri.əs/ /-ˈʒʊr.i-/ adjective
1. very comfortable and expensive
They have a very luxurious house.
We spent a luxurious weekend at a country hotel.
2. giving great pleasure
The cat gave a long, luxurious stretch.
mountainous /ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/ /-t ə n.əs/ adjective
1. having a lot of mountains
a mountainous region
2. very big
mountainous waves