| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |