Iconoclast
someone who attacks ideas which are generally accepted or even loved by the public
The defunct
the dead person
To exacerbate
to make something worse
Fetter
a type of shackles attached to someone's wrists
To debunk
to expose something as being not true
To cleave
to separate something hard (usually a rock) by using a sharp instrument
Cobbler
a person who repairs shoes for a living
To arrogate
to take control from someone, usually by using force
Bombastic
Ostentatious
Abject
of the most contemptible kind