ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. |
aspire |
to want strongly; have as an aim (usually followed by to or after). |
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. |
constructive |
serving to make better or more clear; helpful. |
enroll |
to enlist or sign up officially. |
gallant |
brave and dashing. |
hazy |
marked or clouded by haze; misty. |
hostility |
the state of being unfriendly or full of hate. |
ignorant |
without knowledge or education. |
orient |
to find the position of with respect to the points of the compass. |
overabundance |
an excessive quantity or amount; more than is needed; surfeit. |
relevance |
connection or importance to the matter in question; pertinence. |
sanitary |
free from things that can cause infection; clean; sterile. |
synthetic |
made with chemicals formed in a laboratory instead of something found in nature; man-made; artificial. |
unexpected |
unforeseen; surprising. |