| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |