| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| 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. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |