| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| materialism |
great or excessive concern with the acquisition of wealth or possessions, especially as opposed to the attainment of spiritual goals. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| nullify |
to cause to have no value or consequence. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| repugnance |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| vertigo |
a sensation of unsteadiness or dizziness, such that one's surroundings seem to be whirling around. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |