| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |