Canard
Noun
Meaning
- A false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Cookery. a duck intended or used for food.
Peripatetic
Adjective
Meaning
- walking or traveling about; itinerant.
- of or relating to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
- of or relating to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.
Mellifluous
Adjective
Meaning
- Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
- Flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
Revel
Verb
Meaning
- To take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in).
- To make merry, indulge in boisterous festivities.
Mediocre
Adjective
Meaning
- Of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
- Not satisfactory; poor; inferior
Venal
Adjective
Meaning
- willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary.
- able to be purchased, as by a bribe
- associated with or characterized by bribery.