| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |