| 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. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |