| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| allude |
to mention (usually followed by "to"). |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| demagogue |
a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| repress |
to restrain or prevent the expression of (feelings, utterances, or the like). |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| vivacity |
the characteristic or state of being vivacious; liveliness; sprightliness; animation. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |