| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |