| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |