| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| ample |
large in size, amount, or space; as much or more than is needed. |
| 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. |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| earnest |
having or showing a serious manner. |
| expend |
to use up. |
| hazard |
danger or risk. |
| heroic |
noble and courageous. |
| humiliate |
to cause to lose pride or feel ashamed; embarrass. |
| induction |
the act, process, or result of deriving general principles from particular facts or examples. |
| institute |
to bring into being or set in operation. |
| occasionally |
at times; now and then; not frequently. |
| organizational |
of or relating to organization or an organization. |
| specific |
pertaining to a particular thing or person and to nothing else of the same kind; particular. |