| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |