| credential |
something that entitles one to confidence, credit, privilege, or authority. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| impeach |
to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| risqué |
very close to indecency or indelicacy; sexually suggestive; racy. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |