| affiliate |
to join as a member or smaller branch of (usually followed by "with"). |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| cohort |
(often derogatory) a friend or associate. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| conjecture |
the making of a guess or inference, especially with little evidence. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| felicity |
an instance or condition of great happiness; bliss. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |