| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |