to declare to be true, state positively

an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act

to struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for

to discourage, scare off, or prevent through fever or doubt

causing uneasiness or worry

to give power or authority to

speaking or wrtiting easily and smoothly

to move slowly or fall behind

to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, etc

a wrong idea

to roam about stealthily in search of something

one who expects things to turn out for the best

a reading in public of something that is memorized

to make dull

in a bad or nasty mood

something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack

to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion

a quality or characteristic (especially of personality)

dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles

*****bonus***to stay away from doing something by one's own choice