| affirm |
to state or declare as true. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| extract |
a strong, concentrated form of a substance. |
| impair |
to lessen the strength or ability of; damage. |
| jovial |
very cheerful, friendly, and merry; jolly. |
| parch |
to make very dry by heating. |
| perception |
the ability to become aware of or know through the senses. |
| premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. |
| prone |
having the habit of; being likely to. |
| relevance |
connection or importance to the matter in question; pertinence. |
| sham |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit. |
| torment |
a state of great suffering of the body or mind. |
| valiant |
showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. |