| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |