te·mer·i·ty
təˈmerədē/
noun
excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
"no one had the temerity to question his conclusions"
synonyms:audacity, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, gall,presumption; More
fi·at
ˈfēət,ˈfēˌät/
noun
a formal authorization or proposition; a decree.
"adopting a legislative review program, rather than trying to regulate by fiat"
synonyms:decree, edict, order, command, commandment, injunction, proclamation,mandate, dictum, diktat"a political union imposed through imperial fiat"
an arbitrary order.
"the appraisal dropped the value from $75,000 to $15,000, rendering it worthless by bureaucratic fiat"
spu·ri·ous
ˈsp(y)o͝orēəs/
adjective
not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
"separating authentic and spurious claims"
synonyms:bogus, fake, false, counterfeit, forged, fraudulent, sham, artificial,imitation, simulated, feigned, deceptive, misleading, specious; More
(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid.
"this spurious reasoning results in nonsense"
archaic
(of offspring) illegitimate.
e·phem·er·al
əˈfem(ə)rəl/
adjective
1.
lasting for a very short time.
"fashions are ephemeral"
synonyms:transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief,short; More
noun
1.
an ephemeral plant.
os·ten·si·bly
äˈstensiblē,əˈstensiblē/
adverb
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
"portrayed as a blue-collar type, ostensibly a carpenter"
synonyms:apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all intents and purposes,outwardly, superficially, allegedly, supposedly, purportedly"it is ostensibly a book about football"
ad·ju·di·cate
əˈjo͞odəˌkāt/
verb
past tense: adjudicated; past participle: adjudicated
make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter.
"the committee adjudicates on all betting disputes"