| abrupt |
sudden and not expected. |
| adherence |
the act or condition of holding to or following closely. |
| anticipate |
to look forward to; expect. |
| 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. |
| cannibal |
an animal that eats its own species. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. |
| germinate |
to start or cause to start growth; sprout. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| illuminate |
to light up; make bright with light. |
| indignation |
righteous anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy. |
| practical |
having to do with real life and experience rather than theory. |
| quarry |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. |
| salvage |
the act of saving property from destruction. |
| vagabond |
having no permanent home; wandering from place to place; nomadic. |