| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |