| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |