| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |