| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| spellbind |
to hold fascinated, as by magicl; enchant. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |