| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |