| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| analogous |
similar or corresponding in some particular manner. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |