| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |