| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |