aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
fungible |
interchangeable. |
garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |