| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |