| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| cosmopolitan |
of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| discordant |
in conflict or disagreement. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |