in·fe·lic·i·tous

adj.

1. Inappropriate; ill-chosen: an infelicitous remark.
2. Not happy; unfortunate.

feck·less
adj.

1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
2. Careless and irresponsible.

de·fen·es·trate
tr.v. de·fen·es·trat·ed, de·fen·es·trat·ing, de·fen·es·trates

To throw out of a window.

ex·ig·u·ous
adj.

Extremely scanty; meager.

in·di·gence
n.

Poverty; neediness.

nos·trum

n.

1. A medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
2. A favorite but usually ineffective remedy for problems or evils.

dis·cur·sive

adj.

1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.

per·fi·dy

n. pl. per·fi·dies
1. Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery: ”the fink, whose perfidy was equaled only by his gall” (Gilbert Millstein).
2. The act or an instance of treachery.

sib·i·lant

adj.

Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh): the sibilant consonants; a sibilant bird call.

n.

A sibilant speech sound, such as English (s), (sh), (z), or (zh).

pau·ci·ty

n.

1. Smallness of number; fewness.
2. Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.