Sentence:  Yet even here many a problem is presented ; as in a recent design competition with a floor plan and the simple command - `` design a luxury apartment '' ; no description of the client or his cultural level , no <WSD>assertion</WSD> of geographical area or local social necessities - simply `` a luxury apartment '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the act of affirming or asserting or stating something