| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |