Amalgam- Mixture of different elements; alloy

Corrosion- Destruction by chemical action

Dichotomy- Split; divided in two parts (often contradictory)

Dispersion- Breaking up or scattering in various directions

Dregs- Sediment; worthless residue

Ferment- Breaking something down; civil unrest

Hermetic- Sealed airtight

Impermeable- Impervious; not permitting passage through

Innate- Inborn; possessed as an essential characteristic

Malleable- Capable of being shaped, formed; impressionable

Patronize- Support; act superior toward; be a customer of

Philanthropy- The love of mankind; good deeds (often financial)

Prosperity- Good fortune; financial

Prototype- Original work used as a model by others

Puerveyor- Furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer

Subsidiary- Supplementary; subordinate; secondary

Potentate- Monarch; sovereign

Progenitor- Ancestor