| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |