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  1. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  2. austerity
    excessive sternness
  3. breeding
    the activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
  4. bromide
    a trite or obvious remark
  5. convulsion
    a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles
  6. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  7. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  8. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  9. disparaging
    expressive of low opinion
  10. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  11. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  12. expropriate
    deprive of possessions
  13. fulcrum
    the pivot about which a lever turns
  14. graft
    tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
  15. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  16. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  17. inviolable
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
  18. inviolate
    not injured physically or mentally
  19. lustrous
    reflecting light
  20. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  21. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
  22. perversion
    the action of corrupting something
  23. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  24. prowl
    move about in or as if in a predatory manner
  25. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  26. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  27. repair
    fix by putting together what is torn or broken
  28. reproach
    express criticism towards
  29. spinster
    an elderly unmarried woman
  30. stooge
    a person who is the subject of ridicule or pranks
  31. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
  32. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  33. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  34. tractable
    easily managed
  35. unflinching
    showing courage and determination in the face of danger
  36. volition
    the act of making a choice
Created on Mon Mar 24 23:30:57 EDT 2008 (updated Fri Jan 16 03:01:57 EST 2009)

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