| abundance |
a very large amount; plentiful supply. |
| 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. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| conceive |
to give shape to in the mind. |
| defamation |
the act of causing damage to the reputation of a person, group, or institution by making unfavorable and unjust statements. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| enact |
to make into a law. |
| falter |
to move, speak, or act in a way that is not sure or not steady; stumble. |
| fluctuation |
unsteadiness; vacillation. |
| graceless |
inappropriate or socially awkward. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| physiological |
of or relating to the vital processes or functions of a living organism or its parts. |
| plea |
a serious or sincere call for help; appeal. |
| straightforward |
honest, frank, and trustworthy. |