| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |