| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |