| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |