| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |