| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |