| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |