Counterfeit

coun·ter·feit play_w(“C0686600″)

 (kountr-ft)

v. coun·ter·feit·ed, coun·ter·feit·ing, coun·ter·feits

v.tr.

1. To make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge: counterfeits money.

2. To make a pretense of; feign: counterfeited interest in the story.

v.intr.

1. To carry on a deception; dissemble.

2. To make fraudulent copies of something valuable.

Stealth

stealth play_w(“S0725800″)

 (stlth)

n.

1. The act of moving, proceeding, or acting in a covert way.

2. The quality or characteristic of being furtive or covert.

3. Archaic The act of stealing.

adj.

1. Not disclosing one’s true ideology, affiliations, or positions: a stealth candidate.

2. Having or providing the ability to prevent detection by radar: a stealth bomber; stealth technology.

Discretionary

dis·cre·tion·ar·y play_w(“D0262200″)

 (d-skrsh-nr)

adj.

1. Left to or regulated by one’s own discretion or judgment.

2. Available for use as needed or desired: a discretionary fund.

Blurt

blurt play_w(“B0351900″)

 (blûrt)

tr.v. blurt·ed, blurt·ing, blurts

To utter suddenly and impulsively: blurt a confession.

Pithy

pith·y play_w(“P0335900″)

 (pth)

adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est

1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.

2. Consisting of or resembling pith.

Bigotry

big·ot·ry play_w(“B0242600″)

 (bg-tr)

n.

The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a bigot; intolerance.

eg:-  Too often this means that people architect enterprise systems based on their own particular bigotry, and
without hard evidence backing up the approaches they propose.

Empirical

em·pir·i·cal play_w(“E0117100″)

 (m-pîr-kl)

adj.

1.

a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis.

b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.

2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.

Ingrained

in·grained play_w(“I0139600″)

 (n-grnd)

adj.

1. Firmly established; deep-seated: ingrained prejudice; the ingrained habits of a lifetime.

2. Worked deeply into the texture or fiber: a carpet disfigured by ingrained dirt.

Anecdotal

an·ec·dot·al play_w(“A0294100″)

 (nk-dtl)

adj.

1. also an·ec·dot·ic (-dtk) or an·ec·dot·i·cal (--kl) Of, characterized by, or full of anecdotes.

2. Based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis: “There are anecdotal reports of children poisoned by hot dogs roasted over a fire of the [oleander] stems” C. Claiborne Ray.

Finicky

fin·ick·y play_w(“F0130000″)

 (fn-k)

adj. fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est

Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.