| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |