| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |