Well, the radio could have a different tone than the novel. The novel could be informative or based on an experience. The radio could be wrong or not-specific with the War of Worlds.
Answer: she smokes her first cigarette as a way to adulthood
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Pros - more competition; more activities; more tolerance for different lifestyles
cons - crime, over-populated, impersonal, fast-pace/hustle
vindicate - redeem (it means to clear someone of suspicion)
discern - recognise
miscreant - delinquent/criminal
precedence - priority
interdict - prohibit
brazen - shameless
inveterate - deep-rooted
abjure - reject
bereft - lacking something