| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |