| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| intolerance |
inability or unwillingness to accept the existence or validity of opinions, beliefs, customs, and practices different from one's own. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| 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. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| susceptible |
easily influenced or impressed (usually followed by "to"). |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |