| 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. |
| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| complexity |
the state or condition of being complex or complicated. |
| consultation |
a meeting for the purpose of exchanging ideas and opinions or for giving or receiving advice. |
| cosmos |
the universe considered as a whole. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| evolve |
to develop gradually; come into being. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| mock |
to make fun of in a mean way. |
| mosaic |
a picture or design made with many small colored pieces of glass, tile, or stone. These pieces are fitted together and cemented into place. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| treachery |
a breaking of faith or loyalty; betrayal. |
| unfamiliar |
not known or experienced before; unusual; strange. |