| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| congruity |
the state or fact of being similar in character or degree;correspondence or fit. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| enclave |
a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| wayward |
difficult to control; willfully disobedient. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |