| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| complexity |
the state or condition of being complex or complicated. |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| devout |
devoted to religion. |
| domain |
the land owned or under the control of a single ruler or government. |
| equivalence |
the state, fact, or condition of being the same in value, amount, importance, or the like. |
| experiment |
to explore by trying different things. |
| imply |
to hint or suggest without saying directly. |
| infiltrate |
to enter into in secret. |
| oblige |
to make (someone) feel bound to do something or to act in a certain way. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| relevant |
related to what is being discussed or is presently important. |
| reportedly |
according to what has been said or according to rumor. |