| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |