| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |