| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |