Adolescence /ˌæd

modernize , UK usually modernise /ˈmɒd. ə n.aɪz/ /ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪz/ verb [ I or T ]
to make something more modern
Much of the house has been modernized.
There has been a lot of opposition to modernizing working practices.
If they want to increase output from the factory, they'll have to modernize.
modernization , UK usually modernisation /ˌmɒd. ə n.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃ ə n/ /ˈmɑː.dɚ.naɪ-/ noun [ U ]
The modernization of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds.
multiculturalism /ˌmʌl.tiˈkʌl.tʃ ə r. ə l.ɪ.z ə m/ /-t ̬iˈkʌl.tʃɚ-/ noun [ U ]
the existence of several cultures within a society
percentage /pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/ /pɚˈsen.t ̬ɪdʒ/ noun AMOUNT
1. [ C ] an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100
What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?
Interest rates have risen by two percentage points .
population /ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃ ə n/ /ˌpɑː.pjə-/ noun [ C + sing/pl verb ]
1. all the people living in a particular country, area or place
Ten per cent of the population lived in poverty.
In 1992 the population of Cairo was approximately 6 500 000.
a growing/shrinking population
Throughout the war, there were horrific casualties amongst the civilian populations of both countries.
The UN is investigating new methods of population control (= limiting the growth of the number of people)
The country is facing a population explosion (= sudden growth in the number of people) .
2. all the people or animals of a particular type or group who live in one country, area or place
There's been a 9% rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison) .
The dolphin population has been decimated by tuna fishing.
prediction /prɪˈdɪk.ʃ ə n/ noun [ C or U ]
when you say what will happen in the future
Please don't ask me to make any predictions about tomorrow's meeting.
[ + that ] No one believed her prediction that the world would end on November 12.