| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |