| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| fervid |
heated or impassioned; intensely enthusiastic. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |