| 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. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |