| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |