| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |