| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| bedizen |
to dress or decorate in a flashy, garish fashion. |
| cater |
to supply food or other service. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| vitality |
exuberance; energy; vigor. |