| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |