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transitive verb to validate, confirm, or establish (something) by giving formal approval or consent.The legislature must ratify the treaty before it goes into effect. See the full entry

noun that which preoccupies one’s mind or emotions excessively or abnormally.She no longer cared about money and success in and of themselves; surpassing her sister in every way was now her obsession.His…

adjective overly excitable or irritable. changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable.The weather is temperamental in the early spring; we may have snow one day and warm air and…

transitive verb to pull up or tear out of the ground by the roots.The storm uprooted many trees. See the full entry