ASSERTING
–verb (used with object)
1.
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
2.
to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
3.
to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.

AVOID

–verb (used with object)

1.
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
2.
to prevent from happening: to avoid falling.

bother
–verb (used with object)
1.
to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
2.
to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him.

dumpster
Trademark.
a brand of large metal bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.

HELP

–verb (used with object)

1.
to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
2.
to save; rescue; succor: Help me, I'm falling!
3.
to make easier or less difficult; contribute to; facilitate: The exercise of restraint is certain to help the achievement of peace.

HUMOR

–noun

1.
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
2.
the faculty of perceiving what is amusing or comical: He is completely without humor.
3.
an instance of being or attempting to be comical or amusing; something humorous: The humor in his joke eluded the audience.

ignore

–verb (used with object),-nored, -nor·ing.

1.
to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

joke

–noun

1.
something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
2.
something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.

peers

–noun

1.
a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
2.
a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.

questions

–noun

1.
a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.

reassurance

–verb (used with object),-sured, -sur·ing.

1.
to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
2.
to assure again.

statements
1.
something stated.
2.
a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.

victim

–noun

1.
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
2.
a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her own emotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or by some impersonal agency: a victim of misplaced confidence; the victim of a swindler; a victim of an optical illusion.

violence

–noun

1.
swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
2.
rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment: to die by violence.