| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |