| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |