| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |