| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |