adherence |
the act or condition of holding to or following closely. |
anthology |
a collection of written works, such as poems or stories. An anthology can be written by one or by several authors. |
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. |
collage |
a type of art work in which different kinds of materials are pasted onto a surface to make a picture. These materials can be anything from paper and photographs, to cloth and buttons. |
compliant |
willing to cooperate or agree; accommodating. |
concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
decorative |
adding to how attractive a thing is visually. |
foolproof |
always successful or effective. |
fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
literally |
word for word. |
rational |
based on sound reasoning; sensible. |
rebound |
to bounce or leap back or away after hitting something. |
refund |
to return or pay back. |
treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |
vague |
just barely visible or able to be perceived. |