| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |