| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |