| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. |
| 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. |
| breadth |
the distance measured from one side to the other side of something; width. |
| commendation |
something, especially an award, that confers honor or distinction. |
| consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
| convenience |
the quality of being useful or handy for someone's purpose or need. |
| disadvantage |
a condition or situation that makes it more difficult to succeed. |
| diversion |
an act or instance of turning aside. |
| divulge |
to disclose (usually something confidential or secret). |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| offense |
the act of breaking a law or rule or doing something wrong; crime; sin. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| plumb |
to examine closely. |
| propose |
to present or suggest as an idea to be considered. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |