| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |