| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |