| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |