| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |