| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly; untiring. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |