| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |