| 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. |
| dainty |
small, pretty, and delicate. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| duplicate |
something that is an exact copy of something else. |
| enterprise |
a plan or project that is risky, bold, or difficult to carry out; undertaking. |
| indication |
anything that indicates, such as a sign. |
| maneuver |
to move to a desired position or goal using strategy or skill. |
| narrator |
a person or character who tells a story. |
| opus |
a work of fine or literary art, especially a musical composition numbered to indicate its chronological place in the composer's works. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| tuition |
the charge for being taught at a college or private school. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |
| wrongheaded |
contrary to sound judgment. |