| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |