| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |