| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |