| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| ecclesiastical |
of or related to the church and clergy. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| posit |
to propose or suggest as an account of something or as a contribution to an understanding of something. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| salvageable |
able to be saved or rescued from damage or destruction. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| tutelage |
the act or function of a teacher, especially one who gives lessons to individuals; instruction; teaching. |