| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| bromide |
a bland or trite remark or idea. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| concomitant |
existing or happening at the same time as something else, especially as the less important thing or event; accompanying; attendant. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| imbue |
to inspire or permeate, as with an idea or emotion; deeply influence. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| promulgate |
to explain or give instruction in (a doctrine) in public; advocate. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |