| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |