| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |