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deposition

a formal written statement made or used in a law court:

file a deposition Before the court case, we had to file a deposition.

latter

near or toward the end of something:

The building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year.

ambivalence

the state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel:

her ambivalence toward men

genuine

If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears to be:

genuine leather

contempt

a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something:

contempt for At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.