| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |