| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| liberality |
an attitude of tolerance and respect for individual differences. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| propitious |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| vintage |
a class of objects produced during a certain era or year. |