| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |