| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| impede |
to slow or block the movement or progress of; hinder. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |