| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |