| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |