| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| developmental |
of or having to do with how someone or something grows and evolves from the earliest stages. |
| discernment |
the ability to keenly perceive and judge. |
| dither |
to hesitate nervously or vacillate; be irresolute. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. |
| incinerate |
to consume by fire; burn completely. |
| intertwine |
to twist together, one about the other; interlace or interlock. |
| moderate |
not too much or too little; within limits. |
| plentiful |
large in amount; more than enough. |
| pregnancy |
the condition in a female human or animal in which the body is developing new life and preparing to give birth. |
| simulation |
something that imitates or resembles, or the fact of resemblance itself. |
| verdict |
the decision of a judge or jury in a law case. |