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ARROGANCE |
Assumption |
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PREMISE |
Underlying assumption |
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ASSUMEDLY |
By assumption. |
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ASSUMABLY |
By way of assumption. |
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ASSUMPT |
That which is assumed; an assumption. |
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PETITIONARILY |
By way of begging the question; by an assumption. |
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PANTAGRUELISM |
An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious
purpose. |
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PRETENCE |
The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption;
pretension. |
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PROLEPSIS |
A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed
principle. |
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ASSUMPTIVE |
Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by
assumption; making unwarranted claims. |
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POSTULATION |
The act of postulating, or that which is postulated;
assumption; solicitation; suit; cause. |
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FICTION |
An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective
of the question of its truth. |
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POLYMORPHOSIS |
The assumption of several structural forms without a
corresponding difference in function; -- said of sponges, etc. |
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FULMINATE |
To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the
assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces. |
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INCOGNITO |
The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character;
the state of being in disguise or not recognized. |
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LARVA |
The early, immature form of any animal when more or less of
a metamorphosis takes place, before the assumption of the mature shape. |
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GRATUITOUS |
Not called for by the circumstances; without reason,
cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a
gratuitous assumption. |
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PRESUME |
To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or
authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by the
circumstances of the case; to... |
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SKEPTICISM |
...estigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or
assertion of certain principles. ... |
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USURPATION |
The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an
authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an
infringing on the rig... |