| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| namesake |
one who has been named after another. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| spurious |
not genuine, authentic, or valid; false. |
| unvaried |
marked by a lack of diversity; never changing. |