| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |