| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |