| amalgam |
a mixture of diverse components. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| captious |
inclined to petty criticism; faultfinding. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| mellifluous |
flowing and sweet, as though with honey. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |