| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |