| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| languish |
to lose strength or energy; weaken. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |