| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |