Scurrilous is a formal adjective that most often describes language that contains obscenities, abuse, or, especially, slander—that is, a false statement that damages a person’s reputation. Scurrilous can also describe someone who uses or tends to use scurrilous language, or it can describe a person or thing as evil or vulgar.
// The press secretary made a point at the briefing not to address the scurrilous rumors surrounding the senator.
To allege something is to assert it without proof or before proving it.
// Consumer advocates allege that the company knew about the faulty switches but sold the product anyway.
an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.
Something described as tawdry is cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality. Tawdry is also often used to describe something considered morally bad or distasteful, as in "a tawdry tale of political skulduggery."
// Tawdry decorations cluttered the tiny house.
to deck oneself out.
If you emulate someone or something, you try to be like that person or thing. The word is used especially when one is trying to equal or surpass someone in accomplishment or achievement.
// She grew up emulating her sports heroes.
// Younger children will often try to emulate the behavior of their older siblings.
A cacophony is a mixture of loud and usually harsh unpleasant sounds. Cacophony can also refer to an incongruous or chaotic mixture.
// The sounds of shouting added to the cacophony on the streets.
// A cacophony of aromas wafted through the air.
a condition that is part of an agreement
To refurbish something is to brighten or freshen it up, or to repair and make improvements to it.
// They are refurbishing the old house with the hopes of selling it for a profit.
// The store refurbishes and sells computers that can often meet the needs of those who don't need the latest technology.
Germane is a formal synonym of relevant that describes something related to a subject in an appropriate way.
// Her comments were not germane to the discussion. // While these facts about the witness may interest the jury, they are not in fact germane.