| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |