| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| manipulate |
to handle or operate skillfully with the hands. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| theorem |
a proposition or idea that can be proven by other formulas or propositions in mathematics, or deduced from accepted premises or assumptions in logic. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |