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to declare positively; to confirm; to affirm

to estrange; to isolate; to requisition; to confiscate

to smile in a silly or affected way; to smirk

difficult situation; difficult decision

anything to which one gives excessive devotion; idolized object

use of force; compulsion; pressure

to refer indirectly to something; to hint

to publish; to spread abroad; to declare; to advertise widely

to rush forth suddenly; to burst forth

person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor

expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters

original pattern or model

thin and light

well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment); proper; fitting

optimistic; cheerful; red; confident

forgetful; absent-minded; ignoring

perfect or highly accomplished; excellent; skilled; complete

festive; gay; friendly; sociable; merry

to paralyze with horror, fear or surprise

to reject; to renounce; to abandon; to give up

to free from guilt; to declare innocent

equivalent to; equal to

describing school and university activities; educated; scholastic

disdainful; scornful

fierce; savage; cruel; destructive; harsh; barbaric

inclined to plunder or rob; preying on others; pillaging

flexible; capable of withstanding stress; buoyant; elastic

to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture

to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise

to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner