certificate a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
certificated furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
certificatory serving to certify or endorse authoritatively
certified endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements
certification documentary proof that something is true
personification attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
artifact a man-made object
advocate a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
pontificate administer a pontifical office
certifiable capable of being guaranteed or certified
mortified made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
artefact a man-made object taken as a whole
fortified having something added to increase the strength
certitude complete assurance or confidence
stratification forming or depositing in layers
significant rich in implication
desertification a gradual transformation into arid, uninhabitable land
certified check a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
mortification strong feelings of embarrassment
scientifically with respect to science; in a scientific way