| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| apogee |
the highest or farthest point. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| climatic |
of or pertaining to the weather conditions most prevailing in a place. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| vitality |
exuberance; energy; vigor. |