| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| allusion |
an indirect reference to or mention of something. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| astral |
of, concerning, emanating from, or resembling the stars; stellar. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| melodrama |
behavior or events, in reality or fiction, with similarly exaggerated features or effects. |
| nepotism |
favoritism shown to a near relative, as in preferential hiring or patronage. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |