| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| impudence |
the act or condition of being boldly disrespectful; insolence. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |