| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |