| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |