| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |