| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |