| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |