| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |