| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |