| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |