| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |