| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |