| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |