| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |