| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |