| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| egregious |
remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| opportune |
favorable or suitable, especially in relation to time. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| speculative |
of, pertaining to, or based on conjecture or theorizing. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |