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to promise
vow
small and weak
puny
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
fraud
to confirm formally; verify
certify
certain to happen; unavoidable
inevitable
endlessly
infinitely
having to do with government
political
harmful; damaging
detrimental
a flower worn on one's body
corsage
respect and warm approval
admiration
to turn aside
divert
to consider carefully and thoughtfully
contemplate
the highest point
summit
native to a country, not foreign
domestic
barely; hardly; not quite
scarecely
hostile and aggressive, given to fighting
belligerent
High standing; respect earned by accomplishments
prestige
an understanding of another's feelings
empathy
Pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
hypocrisy
the area near or surrounding a particular place
vicinity
diligent; hard-working
industriuos
A saltwater fish used for food
herring
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
ethereal
A type of inexpensive variety show that first appeared in the 1870s, often consisting of comic sketches, song-and-dance routines, and magic acts
vaudeville
a zone where no state exercises complete political control
frontier