| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |