| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |