| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |