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