| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |