| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |