| 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. |
| crypt |
a burial chamber or underground vault, especially one beneath a church. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| literate |
able to read and write. |
| quote |
to repeat a passage or information from. |
| rehabilitation |
the act of bringing back to a healthier, stronger, or more socially respectable condition. |
| remorse |
a feeling of guilt and real sorrow over having done something wrong. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| resignation |
the act of giving up a job or other position, or a formal letter announcing this. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| sentinel |
one that stands guard or watches; sentry. |
| setback |
something that happens that slows, stops, or reverses progress that is being made. |
| 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. |