| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |