| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |