| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |