| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |