| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |