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| 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. [1/2 definitions] |
| epilepsy |
If a person has epilepsy, they have a problem with their nervous system. The nervous system is the system inside the body that includes the brain and the nerves that go through the spine and out to the rest of the body. A person with epilepsy does not have a problem using their brain for thinking, but sometimes the brain sends out incorrect signals to the body, and then their body starts to shake and move in ways they cannot control. This doesn't last a long time, but it is sometimes severe and very terrible to the person who has this condition. Often, after this kind of thing happens, the person becomes unconscious. |
| incorrect |
If something is incorrect, it is wrong. |
| maze |
A maze is a kind of puzzle. It is a drawing or small model made to look like a set of connected paths, some of which don't go anywhere. The goal of doing the puzzle is to draw one line from the beginning to the end without going down any incorrect path. [1/3 definitions] |
| miscount |
an incorrect count. [1/2 definitions] |
| misspell |
to spell in an incorrect way. |
| misuse |
a wrong or incorrect use. [2/3 definitions] |
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