| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |