| 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. |
| charitable |
generous in donations or benevolent actions for needy persons. |
| clarify |
to make easier to understand; make clear. |
| concept |
a general idea or thought. |
| counterfeit |
made to look like something real in order to cheat people. |
| dominant |
most powerful; ruling or controlling. |
| finale |
the last part of a piece of music. |
| incline |
to slope or slant. |
| indefinite |
not certain, not clear, or not having fixed limits. |
| innovation |
a new idea, product, or way to do something. |
| intimate |
very warm, friendly, or close. |
| obstacle |
something that stops forward movement or progress. |
| significant |
being or causing something of importance. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
| thwart |
to hinder, oppose, or frustrate. |