| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| demoralize |
to weaken or destroy the confidence, courage, spirit, or morale of. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |