| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |