| adjoin |
to be next to; border on. |
| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| iridescent |
emitting or reflecting a lustrous play of colors covering the spectrum, like a rainbow. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. |
| proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |