iota

There is not one iota of evidence that this man is guilty.

A very small quantity or amount

temerity

If you have the temerity to jump off a bridge you really are fool.

The quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment in a foolish way.

elucidate

She read everything that would elucidate and expand upon her study of the human brain.

To make understood, to clarify, to shed light upon something.

(Elucidated, Elucidating, Elucidates)

expunge

The judge directed the court stenographer to expunge the last two words.

To strike or blot something out; obliterate; erase

(Expunged, Expunging, Expunges)

gait

We slowed to a cautious gait.

A person's individual way of walking

purloin

Jacob purloined a copy of the school's master key.

To steal something

(-ed, s, -ing)

capacious

The van has a capacious storage area.

Containing or capable of containing a large amount of something

(Capacity, Capaciously, Capaciousness)

trepidation

Pam began to feel trepidation grow about failing the test.

A feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad is going to happen

(Trepid, Trepidly, Trepidant, Intrepid)

irascible

Colin is very irascible and gets his way very quickly.

Becoming angry very easily; having a bad temper

(Irascibility, Irascibly, Irascibleness)

pithy

Shakespeare is one of the pithiest writer ever.

Using few words in a clever and effective way

(Pithier, Pithiest)