| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |