| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |