Vocabulary Definitions and Meanings

aspersion

the act of slandering or defaming someone; a damaging rumor

candid

frank and sincere; direct honesty

capricious

tending to make sudden and unpredictable changes

despot

a tyrant; somebody who behaves in a tyrannical way

diaphanous

so delicate it is transparent

detritus

debris or discarded material

equivocate

to speak vaguely or ambiguously, especially to mislead.

iconoclast

somebody who challenges or overturns traditional beliefs, customs, and values

mendicant

an extremely poor person, a beggar.

pedestrian

ordinary, unimaginative, or uninspired