| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |