VCR 7
Rachel Fellman
Fill in the blank.
Acting under the _____________ that neutrality was the best course of action, the United States entered both WWI and WWII only once it seemed absolutely necessary.
Presumption
noun
- Arrogance; excessive self-assurance; unbecoming boldness.
- Grounds for belief; assumption or supposition.
LEGAL: an attitude adopted in law because there is no evidence against it
Roots
pre: (Latin) before
sumo, sumere, sumpsi, sumptum: (Latin) to take
sumo, sumere, sumpsi, sumptum: (Latin) to take
Additional Forms
- Presume (verb)
- Presumptive (adjective)
- presumptuous (adjective)
- presumptuousness (noun)
Difference Between Presumptive and Presumptuous
presumptive: based on an inference/presumption
presumptuous: failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
presumptuous: failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
Synonyms
- forwardness
- daring
- arrogance
- assumption
- supposition
- hypothesis/belief
Antonyms
- carefulness
- cowardice
- caution
- fact
- reality
- knowledge
practice
Choose the sentence in which the bold word is used incorrectly.
- We need to make sure we are not too presumptive of ourselves so that we don't overstep our boundaries.
- The teacher presumed the class knew how to do simple addition so she moved onto more complicated topics.
- The American presumption that we could forcefully assimilate all Native Americans into our culture overlooked their lifestyle and turned out to be disastrous.
- Anyone who had the presumption to speak out against the government was immediately imprisoned.