| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |