| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |