| assumption |
something that is supposed or believed without questioning. For example, if you ask someone whether she is allowed to watch TV during dinner, you have made an assumption that there is a TV in her house. Assumptions are ideas people have that are not based on proven facts. An assumption can be correct or incorrect. |
| charitable |
generous in donations or benevolent actions for needy persons. |
| civilize |
to bring education and training to, especially in the arts, science, and government. |
| consist |
to be made up or formed (usually followed by "of"). |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| hovel |
a small, uncomfortable, dirty house or hut. |
| humanity |
sympathy, concern, or compassion. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| output |
the amount produced in a given time period. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| restrain |
to hold back or control. |
| swoon |
to lose consciousness; faint. |
| tolerant |
willing to accept or respect what is different in others, especially their beliefs and customs. |