| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |