| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |