| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| venturesome |
tending to take risks; brave. |