| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |