| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| 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. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |