| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |