| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |