| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |