affirm
to declare to be true, confirm
deter
to discourage, scare off
empower
to give power or authority to
fluent
speaking or writing easily and smoothly
mangle
to injure very seriously by cutting.
misapprehension
wrong idea
recitation
a reading in public of something that is memorized
supplement
a something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack
surge
to have a heavy, violent
unscrupulous
dishonest