| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |