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affidavit 
1
 | written declaration made under oath, a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath |
| as known or named at another time or place |
| a device used for cutting materials such as paper, cloth, and hair, consisting of two sharp blades |
| puffed up with vanity, lofty in style |
conch
2
| serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned |
| a strong ability, something that a person can do well |
| used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object |
| a large spiral shell, or the tropical snail-like sea creature that lives in it |
cornet
3
| serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned |
| think about carefully, suggest something for discussion |
| relating to or composed of electors, of or relating to elections |
| a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone, has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves |
grandiloquent
4
| an adornment made of precious metals and set with gems |
| one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based |
| puffed up with vanity, lofty in style |
| a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) |
isthmus
5
| held legally responsible, subject to legal action |
| confidently optimistic and cheerful, positive and hoping for good things |
| a narrow piece of land with water on each side that joins two larger areas of land |
| harsh discordant mixture of sounds |
masonry
6
| one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based |
| the month following January and preceding March |
| the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building |
| the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word |
phenomenon
7
| the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word |
| any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
| a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book) |
| round brackets, the symbols that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing |
pronunciation
8
| held legally responsible, subject to legal action |
| confidently optimistic and cheerful, positive and hoping for good things |
| postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word |
quixotic
9
| relating to or composed of electors, of or relating to elections |
| occurring or coming into existence after a person's death |
| not sensible about practical matters, idealistic and unrealistic |
| (of a woman's body) having soft, curved, sexually attractive body |
respite
10
| (of a woman's body) having soft, curved, sexually attractive body |
| used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object |
| postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
| using words that imitate the sound they denote |