| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |