| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |