| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |