| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |