| 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. |
| clinical |
of or related to direct observation and treatment of patients, as opposed to theory or laboratory research. |
| dependent |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs. |
| disgrace |
loss of respect, honor, or favor; shame. |
| generosity |
the condition of being willing and ready to give. |
| handicraft |
skill at making things by hand. |
| inexpensive |
low or moderate in cost. |
| onset |
the early stage; beginning. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| pious |
showing love for a god or gods in thought and action; religious. |
| previously |
just before another. |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection. |
| restrictive |
characterized by limitations on application. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| speculation |
the act or process of thinking, wondering, or guessing about something. |