Word

precarious
Definition
adjective
1. dependent on uncertain premises : dubious;
2a. dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments;
b. dangerously lacking in security or steadiness.

disinformation
Definition
noun
: false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.

expeditious
Definition
adjective
: marked by or acting with prompt efficiency.

cybrarian
Definition
noun
: a person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web.

mesmerize
Definition
verb
1. to subject to mesmerism; also : hypnotize;
2. spellbind.

waddy
Definition
noun
: cowboy.

futile
Definition
adjective
1. serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective;
2. occupied with trifles : frivolous.

ennui
noun
A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

anastrophe
Definition
noun
: inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect.

belated
Definition
adjective
1. delayed beyond the usual time;
2. existing or appearing past the normal or proper time.

roustabout
Definition
noun
1a. deckhand;
b. a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport;
2. an unskilled or semiskilled laborer especially in an oil field or refinery;
3. a circus worker who erects and dismantles tents, cares for the grounds, and handles animals and equipment;
4. a person with no permanent home or regular occupation; also : one who stirs up trouble.

ingenuous
Definition
adjective
1. showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness;
2. lacking craft or subtlety.