| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| spar2 |
to make boxing movements without hitting hard, as for practice or in fun. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |