| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |