| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |