to quip	to make witty or sarcastic remarks
to debunk	to prove that sb's fame or achievements are not fully justified
irate	angry
to mete sth out to sb	to give or to administer
writ large	obvious/ very recognizable
hard-nosed	tough and unyielding
to be riddled with sth	to be full of sth
hoax	a mischievous joke
cast-iron	so strong that cannot be questioned
hubris	arrogant pride
think-tank	a group of specialists called for some political bodies to solve a problem
efficacy	efficiency
to pen out	to turn out to be sth or to develop
fluke	a thing that is accidentally successful
inherent	unavoidable, inseparable
ambiguous	uncertain, having doubts
astounding	astonishing, surprising
benign	mild, gentle
bizarre	odd, eccentric
boisterous	rough and noisy
bossy	domineering
cumbersome	awkward/ too heavy, large
frugal	economical
obnoxious	horribly unpleasant
pivotal	essential
plausible	probable, reasonable
precarious	insecure, depending on chance
shrewd	smart, wise
strenuous	exhausting
viable	possible to operate, likely to survive on its own