| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |