| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |