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tes • ti • fy v., make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief. The character witness testified in court that during the twenty years he had known the woman on trial, she had never committed an illegal act.

con • clu • sive adj., without a doubt, definitively. The conclusive photos proved that the man had been at the scene of the crime. conclusively, adv.

con • vic • tion n., strong and firm belief. She lives up to her convictions about personal responsibility by volunteering several hours per week.

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de • duce adj., determine by reason; conclude. After looking at the evidence, Ginger deduced that her car problems were electrical.

dif • fuse adj., not concentrated in one area, spread out. Populations are highly concentrated in cities, but more diffuse in rural areas.

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lu • mi • nous adj., emitting or reflecting light. The glowing, luminous moon lit my path home last night.

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void n., empty space, abyss. The large tree was uprooted and carried hundreds of feet by the storm, leaving a large void in the earth where it had been.