Many words in the english language also originated from latin.
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For the first one:
B.) Historical documents, eyewitness accounts, etc. that provide direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art.
For the second one:
B.) Her mother stared at her (because "stared" sounds more threatening than "looked").
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Emily Dickinson
William Cullen Bryant
Who is the author , i have read many poems called woman by different authors.