| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |