| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |