| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |