| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| nomenclature |
a specialized system or set of names and terms used in a particular science, art, or other field of study or training. |
| proficient |
adept or skilled, usually as a result of study or practice. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |