| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |