| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |