| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| flagrant |
exceptionally or glaringly noticeable. |
| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |