| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |