| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |