| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |