Adolescence /ˌæd

appeal /əˈpiːl/ noun REQUEST
1. [ C ] when a lot of people are asked to give money, information or help
They're launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims.
[ + to infinitive ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the centre of town at the weekend.
appeal /əˈpiːl/ noun QUALITY
3. [ U ] the quality in someone or something that makes them attractive or interesting
sex appeal
Spielberg films have a wide appeal.
Parties on river-boats have lost their appeal since one sank last year killing thirty-three people.
attract /əˈtrækt/ verb
1. [ T ] (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones
These flowers are brightly coloured in order to attract butterflies.
The circus is attracting huge crowds/audiences .
Magnets attract iron filings.
The government is trying to attract industry to the area (= to persuade people to place their industry there)
Her ideas have attracted a lot of attention/criticism in the scientific community.
2. [ T usually passive ] If you are attracted by or to someone, you like them, often finding them sexually interesting.
I'm not physically/sexually attracted to him.