| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |