| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |