| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |