| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |