(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or assign someone or something (v.) to assign to, credit with.

(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in way that suggests lack of.

(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known: to transfer ownership or title to.

(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering

(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles

(adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time

(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance

(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical

(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin

(n.) a way of holding the body

(adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party

(v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision

(v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath

(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest