| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| inkling |
a blurry or partial idea or understanding. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |