| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |