| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |