| 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. |
| bountiful |
willing to give plenty; generous. |
| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| corrupt |
not honest; wicked. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| devastate |
to destroy or ruin. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| indignant |
feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| luxurious |
giving great comfort or pleasure. |
| mandate |
to require by law or because of a vote of the people. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |
| visionary |
a person with a unique capability to predict what will become important in the future. |