| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |