| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |