| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |