| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| perspicacity |
keenness of mental perception or grasp; astuteness. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |