| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |