| Term | Definition |
| carrion | decaying flesh of a carcass |
| contaminate | make impure by mixture; pollute;defile |
| dross | waste;refuse |
| expurgate | remove objectionable material from a book;bowlderize;purify |
| immaculate | spotless; absolutely clean; pure; faultless |
| offal | waste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage |
| purge | cleanse; purify; rid of undesired element or person |
| slatternly | untidy; dirty from habitual neglect; slovenly |
| sloven | person habitually untidy; dirty, or careless in dress, habits, etc. |
| sordid | filthy; vile |
| squalid | filthy from neglect; dirty; degraded |
| squalor | filth; degradation; sordidness |
| sully | tarnish; besmirch; defile |