aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
knurled |
having small ridges. |
malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |