| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |