| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |