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belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

represent falsely, be in contradiction with

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

represent falsely, be in contradiction with

characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

done with very great haste and without due deliberation, extremely steep

a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections, speech you make to yourself

having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

with your identity concealed

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

estimate the value of, insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility

all of the same or similar kind or nature

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

characterized by great force or energy, intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of

excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition

shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth

devoid of intelligence, silly and pointless

one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts

the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

rejection of all religious and moral principles

shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point

a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetition

characterized by great force or energy, intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree

found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline