(adj.) false and defamatory; slanderous.

(adj.) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

(adj.) having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

(n) a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality or viewed as a model of excellence.

(n) an evil deed; crime.

(n) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

(v) to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate. 2 : to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use.

(n) the power of something to influence or make an impression.

(adj.) done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress.