| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |