| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |