| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |