| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |