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proffered
prof·fer
/ˈprɒfər/ Show Spelled[prof-er] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1.
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
–noun
2.
the act of proffering.
3.
an offer or proposal.

prevaricate

pre·var·i·cate
/prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt/ Show Spelled[pri-var-i-keyt] Show IPA
–verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.

Canard

ca·nard
/kəˈnɑrd; Fr. kaˈnar/ Show Spelled[kuh-nahrd; Fr. ka-nar] Show IPA
–noun, plural -nards  /-ˈnɑrdz; Fr. -ˈnar/ Show Spelled[-nahrdz; Fr. -nar] Show IPA.
1.
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

Didactic

di·dac·tic
/daɪˈdæktɪk/ Show Spelled[dahy-dak-tik] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
2.
inclined to teach or lecture others too much: a boring, didactic speaker.
3.
teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
4.
didactics, ( used with a singular verb ) the art or science of teaching.

inveterate

in·vet·er·ate
/ɪnˈvɛtərɪt/ Show Spelled[in-vet-er-it] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
2.
firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chro

rapacious

ra·pa·cious
/rəˈpeɪʃəs/ Show Spelled[ruh-pey-shuhs] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
2.
inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate: a rapacious disposition.
3.
(of animals) subsisting by the capture of living prey; predacious.

Gravitas

grav·i·tas
/ˈgrævɪˌtɑs, ‐ˌtæs/ Show Spelled[grav-i-tahs, ‐tas] Show IPA
–noun
seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.

miasma

–noun, plural -mas, -ma·ta  /-mətə/ Show Spelled[-muh-tuh] Show IPA.
1.
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
2.
a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere.

disingenuous

[dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs] Show IPA
–adjective
lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather

Obtuse

[uhb-toos, -tyoos] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
2.
not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
3.
(of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
4.
indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.

Cogent

[koh-juhnt] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
2.
to the point; relevant; pertinent.

pulchritude
pul·chri·tude/ˈpəlkrəˌt(y)o͞od/
Noun: Beauty.

tangential
tan·gen·tial/tanˈjenCHəl/Adjective
1. Of, relating to, or along a tangent: "a tangential line".
2. Diverging from a previous course or line; erratic: "tangential thoughts".

Hubris
: exaggerated pride or self-confidence

vicissitude
vi·cis·si·tude/vəˈsisəˌt(y)o͞od/Noun
1. A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
2. Alternation between opposite or contrasting things: "the vicissitude of the seasons".

Promethean
daringly original; boldly inventive or creative; of a Romantic literary hero: one who is a rebel against a larger

order, one who defies traditional moral categories, persecuted but dauntless.

adjudicate
ad·ju·di·cate/əˈjo͞odiˌkāt/Verb
1. Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter: "the committee adjudicates on all

disputes"; "the case was adjudicated in court".
2. Act as a judge in a competition.