Canard
A rumor
Elucidate
To make clear
Fortuitous
Lucky; related to fortune
Hermitage
A place where a hermit lives; a place far removed from others
Addle
To confuse or make someone have a hard time thinking clearly
Churlish
Impolite
Penurious
Poor
Visceral
Relating to emotion, not logic or reason
Peroration
A speech, oration
Sportive
Playful
Portmanteau
A large suitcase with two parts revealed upon opening
Hoary
Old, having gray hair
Rake
A dissolute person
Meagre
Flimsy, not enough to provide sustenance
Scupled
Did something in an ethical way
Cachet
Something that confers privilege
Cuckolded
A husband made a fool of on account of his wife having an affair
Pedant
A person obsessed with small details and is often annoying to others
Facetious
Silly but improper speech
Theodolite
A surveyor's instrument for measuring horizontal and usually also vertical angles
