| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |