| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |