to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine

to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole; a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail

totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless

necessary, urgent; a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required

to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle

to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job

to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; property stolen by force

firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing

a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit

twisted, turned to one side; cleverly or grimly humorous

to adjust or change to suit conditions

the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity

to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline

a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; marked by fear, ominous

chillingly proud and scornful

a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle

short but full of meaning

to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; a silly, forced smile

much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way

to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously

a temporary peace, halt in fighting

gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste

to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to

to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap. I) a name for God

innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing

to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder

able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens

long and tiresome

to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like

haughty, too convinced of one's own importance

a distinct period of time, age

to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance

easily made angry, hot-tempered

a person's relatives; a family relationship; related by blood; like, similar

to blot out completely, destroy utterly

appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky

unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; based on a mechanical routine

a person who sells something

a deep or bottomless pit

of supreme importance, decisive, critical

to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify

the complete collapse or failure of a project

to adorn or decorate, especially food; an ornament or decoration, especially for food

marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done

forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon

pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless

a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson

shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1

to happen, occur; to happen to

the last remaining part; the part of least worth

to irritate, annoy, or anger

an inheritance; a birthright

lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive

acting or working for self-gain only; a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune

an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art

based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible or reasonable

a limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body

a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; to cover with a thin layer