| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |