| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |