| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |