| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |