| cathartic |
of or pertaining to a cleansing emotional release. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| recrimination |
an accusation made in response to being accused by another, or the act of countering one accusation with another. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| resurrection |
a return to life after death. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |