| akin |
similar in kind or spirit; alike. |
| 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. |
| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
| confer |
to give or award. |
| derive |
to obtain from a particular source (usually followed by "from"). |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| incline |
to slope or slant. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| obligation |
something that someone should or should not do because of a law or moral principle. |
| portray |
to make a picture of in images or words. |
| regardless |
without concern or thought. |
| rejection |
the act of refusing to accept, take, or believe. |
| specificity |
the quality of being exact, precise, or particular. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |