| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |