| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| cohesion |
the state or quality of having parts that are logically ordered or connected into a whole. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| encampment |
a place where a rough, temporary living area has been set up. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| quibble |
an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| revivalist |
suited to or aimed at the purpose of bringing back former beliefs, ideas, or practices. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |