| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |