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valor

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val·or  (vlr)
n.
Courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery.
[Middle English valour, from Old French, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.valorvalor - the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valorousness, valour
braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear


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But were the coming narrative to reveal, in any instance, the complete abasement of poor Starbuck's fortitude, scarce might I have the heart to write it; for it is a thing most sorrowful, nay shocking, to expose the fall of valor in the soul.
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No more shall valor raise thy love to match the blood of kings.
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There was something in the small valor of it that quite finished me: these three words from her were, in a flash like the glitter of a drawn blade, the jostle of the cup that my hand, for weeks and weeks, had held high and full to the brim that now, even before speaking, I felt overflow in a deluge.
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