| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| 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. |
| bachelor |
a man who has not married. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| doom |
an event or end that one cannot escape; fate; destiny. |
| engage |
to get or hold the interest of; occupy. |
| heroic |
noble and courageous. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| indication |
anything that indicates, such as a sign. |
| inquiry |
a question or request for information. |
| plea |
a serious or sincere call for help; appeal. |
| prosecution |
the initiating and continuing of legal proceedings against one or more persons. |
| shortage |
an amount that is less than is needed; lack. |
| situate |
to put in a particular place or position; place or locate. |
| visionary |
a person with a unique capability to predict what will become important in the future. |