| 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. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| compliant |
willing to cooperate or agree; accommodating. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| convention |
a formal meeting or gathering where people discuss shared interests. |
| earnest |
having or showing a serious manner. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| isolate |
to set apart or separate so as to be alone. |
| liberal |
generous. |
| luxurious |
giving great comfort or pleasure. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| refine |
to make pure or fine. |
| spectacular |
of or having to do with a spectacle; splendid; marvelous. |
| terminal |
found at or forming the end of something. |
| treachery |
a breaking of faith or loyalty; betrayal. |