| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |