| 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. |
| authoritative |
accepted as correct and true; reliable as a source of information because said or written by an expert or authority. |
| conundrum |
a puzzle or problem with a difficult or impossible solution. |
| coordination |
the working together of different muscles to carry out a complicated movement. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| intertwine |
to twist together, one about the other; interlace or interlock. |
| liquefy |
to reduce to or become a fluid. |
| organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
| ornery |
mean; stubborn. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| quarry |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. |
| strait |
a narrow body of water between two larger bodies. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |