| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| anonymous |
having an unknown name or identity. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| epithet |
a word or phrase attached to, or used in place of, a given name. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| repartee |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort. |
| surreptitious |
made, performed, or achieved by stealth or in secret. |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |