aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |