Vitiation refers to the action of spoiling, impairing, corrupting or making something ineffective, typically in the context of legal contracts or agreements. A contract, for instance, can be vitiated if there was a mistake, misrepresentation or fraud involved in its formation, rendering it invalid or unenforceable. In broader terms, vitiation can also refer to the process of corruption or degradation.

[Sober reflection] is the act of taking a great deal of time to [analyze] and think through something (your life) to either reaccount how far youve come, or to assist make a serious ([life changing]) decision.

annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America