| affirm |
to state or declare as true. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| constitute |
to form or make up. |
| contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| dismal |
full of gloom; sad. |
| fathom |
to get to the bottom of or understand completely. |
| legislator |
someone who makes laws. |
| nocturnal |
happening in the night. |
| oral |
spoken, rather than written; carried out by speaking. |
| plumb |
to examine closely. |
| quote |
to repeat a passage or information from. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |