| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |