| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |