| amalgamate |
to combine or blend into a single unit. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| cubicle |
any very small room or partitioned space, as in an office or dormitory. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| simultaneous |
existing, happening, or done at the same time. |