aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |