| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
| canvass |
to conduct a survey of; poll. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| commensurate |
of equal measure, as extent or duration. |
| dissolution |
the annulment or severance of a bond or tie, especially a formal or contractual connection. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| reparation |
the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury. |