| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |