| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |