| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |