| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |