| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |