Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- The act of ___ the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
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- Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
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- Liable to ___ for one's actions
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- A rule made by the government (plural)
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- Something regarded as a normative example (plural)
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- Worthy of or requiring ___ or trust
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- Providing assistance or serving a useful function
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- To be obedient to
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- A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do something in the future (plural)
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- Believing someone is honest and reliable
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- A grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners
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- Persistent determination
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- An event that accomplishes its intended purpose
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- Expressing or given to expressing the ___
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- A group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession
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- Used in polite request
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