| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |