| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |