| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |