| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| incriminate |
to show involvement in a crime. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| revulsion |
violent dislike and disgust; abhorrence; loathing. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |