| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |