| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |