| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |