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attest |
(v) to bear witness, affirm to be be true or genuine |
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dovetail |
(v) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole |
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enormity |
(n) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds, an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity |
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falter |
(v) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline |
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foreboding |
(n) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen |
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haughty |
(adj) chillingly proud and scornful |
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impediment |
(n) a physical defect; an obstacle, hindrance |
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loiter |
(v) to linger in an aimless way, hang around |
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plunder |
(v) to rob by force, especially during war time; to seize wrongfully; |
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steadfast |
(adj) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing |
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villify |
(v) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously (meanly) |
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wry |
(adj) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous |