| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adjure | To command solemnly as under oath; To request, urge, or advise earnestly |
| affidavit | A written declaration made under oath before a notary public or some other official |
| confidant | A person to whom secrets or private matters are confided |
| conjure | To produce as if by magic; To call upon or request, especially by an oath; to summon (a spirit) by oath, incantation, or magic spell. |
| fealty | The loyalty and duty of a vassal, or tenant, to his feudal lord. Allegiance to a government, a superior, or to persons or things in general. |
| fiance | A man engaged to be married. |
| fidelity | Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances; loyalty. |
| infidel | A person who does not accept a particular faith; A person who does not believe in religion |
| jurisdiction | Authority, power, or control; The extent of authority. |
| perjure | To render (oneself) guilty of a crime by giving deliberately false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath. |
| affect | To have an influence on; bring about a change in. |
| avenge | To take revenge on or get satisfaction for; To take vengeance on behalf of |
| disinterested | Free of bias or self-interest; Impartial |
| effect | Something brought about by a cause or agent; Result; The way in which something acts upon or influences an object |
| imply | To say or express indirectly, hint, suggest; To involve or suggest by logical necessity |
| infer | To conclude from evidence; deduce |
| precede | To come before in time; exist or occur prior to; To come before in order or rank |
| proceed | To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue. To undertake and carry on some action or process; to move on in an orderly manner |
| revenge | Vengeance; retaliation ; The act of taking vengeance |
| uninterested | Not paying attention; indifferent; unconcerned; without an interest |
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