aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
lambent |
glowing softly. |
mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |