a casual or indirect reference to something

English teachers are always making allusions to Shakespeare.

(adj) of questionable authority or authorship; erroneous; fake

Everyone knows that it come out of Krista's mouth it is probably apocryphal.

(n) false accusations of a crime or offense; malicious misrepresentation

Genny is under calumny for rumors spreading that is she is lying about her date for homecoming.

(adj) passing from one thing to another; tending to depart from the main point to cover a wide range of subjects; rambling

Mr. Anderson is quite the digressive talker, he always ends up ranting about running into glass windows.

(adj) serving to explain or expound

Brittany is always seeking more expository tutoring after school, because she like to understand things better. 

(adj) overly concerned with details or formalities; pretentious in one's learning

When painting, Linda is always pedantic, we like to call her a perfectionist.

(v) to rework old material into a new form

When decorating the hallways, the Seniors try to rehash some of their old props.

(adj) concise; brief; curt

Courtney always complains in math because of the teachers terse lectures.