| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |