| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |