| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |