| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |