| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |