| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |