| acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. |
| aspect |
a part or element. |
| 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. |
| audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
| certainty |
the state of being sure or confident. |
| compassionate |
filled with care for another's suffering; sympathetic. |
| encompass |
to surround or enclose. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| legislate |
to create a law or laws. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| paramount |
most important; chief; highest. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| refinement |
an improvement, usually in the details of something. |
| terminate |
to bring to an end; put a stop to. |