| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |