| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |