| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |