| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |