| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |