| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |