Apparition
A ghostly figure or unexpected appearance.
Echelon
A level or rank in an organization or system.
Exculpate
To show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.
Amalgamation
The action or process of combining or uniting.
Anodyne
Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so.
Calumny
The making of false and defamatory statements to damage someone's reputation.
Progenitor
A person or thing from which others are descended or originate.
Ossify
To become rigid or fixed in attitude or position; literally, to turn into bone.
Dystopian
Relating to an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.
Simulacrum
An image or representation of someone or something; an unsatisfactory imitation.
