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Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life..

Promise :: Promise (a.) Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised..

Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise..

Auspicious :: Auspicious (a.) Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning..

Conditional :: Conditional (a.) Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise..

Intransigent :: Intransigent (a.) Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable.

Guaranty :: Guaranty (n.) In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of a contingency. See Guarantee, v. t..

Benempt :: Benempt (p. p.) Promised; vowed.

Promissory :: Promissory (a.) Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne.

Straight-pight :: Straight-out (a.) Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise; hence, unqualified; thoroughgoing..

Engage :: Engage (v. i.) To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.

Breach :: Breach (n.) Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise..

Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence..

Vow :: Vow (v. i.) To make a vow, or solemn promise..

Dispensation :: Dispensation (n.) A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations..

Rest :: Rest (n.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise..

Promise :: Promise (a.) An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made..

Faith :: Faith (n.) Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty..

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self..

Pollicitation :: Pollicitation (n.) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.

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