| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| misinterpret |
to comprehend incorrectly; misunderstand. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |