| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |