| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |