| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Annunciate | To proclaim or announce. |
| Caustic | Corrosive or capable of burning. Can eat away at something else. |
| Collusion | A conspiratorial or secret understanding entered into for an illicit or fraudulent end. |
| Eclectic | Choosing from a variety of sources or origins. Something that offers a diverse selection of items, styles, or approaches. |
| Egregious | Flagrantly incorrect or bad. An error that stands out dramatically and therefore should not have been made. |
| Febrile | Feverish. That which is marked by elevated body temperature. |
| Fractious | Unruly. Likely to cause disturbance or trouble. Quarrelsome and difficult. |
| Gainsay | To declare false. To oppose or contradict. |
| Incipient | At an early stage. |
| Iniquity | Injustice or immoral action. Unfair. |
| Maleficence | The undertaking of evil or harmful acts. That which is mischevious or rooted in ill. |
| Malleable | Easily shaped or reformed. That which can be easily altered or influenced. |
| Nemesis | An opponent motivated by revenge. One who will stop at nothing to "settle the score" |
| Ne Plus Ultra | The highest possible embodiment (of something). |
| Nugatory | Worthless or in vain. That which is trifling or pointless. |
| Obfuscate | To muddy or confuse an issue. Someone who makes every effort to muddle facts important to someone else's judgement or decisions. |
| Pecuniary | Of or pertaining to money. |
| Pernicious | Tending to cause insidious harm or injury. |
| Temerity | Rashness. Reckless disreguard of danger or unpleasant consequences. |
| Vacuous | Lacking content or substance. That which is empty. |
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