| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |