| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |