| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |