| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |