| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |