| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |