| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| temerity |
reckless or foolish boldness; rash disregard of danger. |
| upshot |
the most important issue, result, or conclusion. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |