| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |