| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |