| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |