| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |