adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |