| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| provocation |
the act of inciting or challenging another to react. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| stratum |
a level in a social hierarchy. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |