| 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. |
| avenge |
to inflict punishment or cause suffering as retribution for. |
| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. |
| corporate |
of or relating to a corporation. |
| dauntless |
incapable of being discouraged or frightened off; fearless. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| genesis |
the beginning or origin of something. |
| hieroglyphic |
a picture or symbol that stands for a word or sound; single hieroglyphic symbol. |
| maturity |
the state of being fully grown or developed. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| premium |
the exceptional value or esteem accorded something. |
| prohibition |
the act of forbidding. |
| unify |
to make into a single unit or thing; bring together; unite. |