| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |