| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |