| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |