| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |