| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |