| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow 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. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |