| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |