| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |