| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| infamous |
having, deserving, or causing a bad reputation; notorious or shameful. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |