| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |