| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |