| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |