| adjunct |
attached or connected but not fully integrated; supplementary; subordinate. |
| 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. |
| boisterous |
loud, unrestrained, and in high spirits; rowdy. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| conversion |
the changing of a person's religious beliefs. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| inspiration |
a person or thing that motivates, uplifts, or gives one the confidence to do something; someone or something that inspires. |
| mourn |
to feel or act very sad because of a death or great loss; grieve. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| prestige |
importance in the eyes of other people because of doing great things, being in high position, or having wealth. |
| publication |
the act of publishing printed material. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |
| stealth |
secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness. |
| suffrage |
the right to vote or the exercise of this right. |
| visionary |
a person with a unique capability to predict what will become important in the future. |