| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |