| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |