GRE vocabulary
Adulteration
The act of making something poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.
Example
"The adulteration of the olive oil with cheaper vegetable oils led to a product of inferior quality."
Etymology
From Latin 'adulterare' meaning 'to corrupt, debase'.
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