| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| aftermath |
the result or consequence of an event. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| lustrous |
shining; glossy; bright. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |