| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |