| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |