| attest |
to show or prove the truth of. |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
| corrective |
for the purposes of making right; remedial or rectifying. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| jealousy |
a feeling of envy towards another person and what he or she has or can do. |
| lure |
to attract with the promise of a reward. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| portray |
to make a picture of in images or words. |
| reportedly |
according to what has been said or according to rumor. |
| signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |
| substantial |
considerable; ample. |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |
| verge |
the border or edge of something. |