| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |