| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |