| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |