| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |