| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| desecration |
the act of or an instance of violating the sacredness of something. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| engulf |
to cover entirely, as if by a flood. |
| landlocked |
without any access to the sea. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| regurgitate |
to surge or pour back or out, especially from of a place of containment, as gases, liquids, or undigested food. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |