| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| celibate |
abstaining from sexual relations, especially because of having taken a vow. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| escalation |
increase in amount, scope, or intensity. |
| laborious |
requiring considerable effort or perseverance. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |
| venerable |
deserving honor, respect, or reverence because of advanced age, noble character, or dignified position. |
| verdant |
green. |