| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |