aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |