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