| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
| interject |
to insert (a remark or comment) between words or remarks or in the middle of a conversation or discussion. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| proponent |
one who proposes or favors an idea, doctrine, course of action, or the like. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| stigma |
a long-lasting mark or stain on one's character or reputation, especially of disgrace or reproach. |
| transgression |
the act or an instance of violating a law, religious commandment, or the like; sin; crime; trespass. |