| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |