| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |