| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| 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. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| circuit |
an act of moving or turning around. |
| considerably |
to a quite large degree or extent. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| notify |
to tell about; give notice of. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| placement |
the act of putting into position or the state of being put into position; location. |
| plume |
a large, fluffy, colorful feather. |
| separation |
the act of dividing or keeping apart or the condition of being kept apart. |
| standardize |
to cause to conform to a model or rules. |
| tempt |
to try to get (someone) to do something wrong or not wise by offering or seeming to offer something very desirable. |
| terrain |
land or ground, or the natural characteristics of its surface. |
| vital |
having to do with life. |