Feign
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To give a mental existence to something that is not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; to pretend; to form and relate as if true. To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit. To dissemble; to conceal.
Example sentence: I am not a 'defender' of the September 11 attacks, but simply pointing out that if U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned.
Assume
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.To take on a position or duty.To adopt an idea or cause.
Example sentence: Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.