| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |