| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |