| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |