| addiction |
the condition of being addicted, especially to something that is not good for one's health. |
| 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. |
| bog |
an area of soft, wet earth; marsh. |
| cease |
to stop or come to an end. |
| char1 |
to cook or burn so that the surface is blackened; scorch. |
| committee |
a group of persons chosen to give attention to a particular matter. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| corrective |
for the purposes of making right; remedial or rectifying. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| harmonize |
to bring into agreement or cause to combine pleasantly or satisfactorily. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| literate |
able to read and write. |
| perfection |
the state or condition of being without a fault or mistake. |
| respiration |
the act of breathing. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |