| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| ambulatory |
able to walk about. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |