| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |