adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |