| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| churl |
a rude or vulgar person. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| licentious |
not within the bounds of morality or propriety, especially with regard to sexual conduct; immoral; lewd. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |