| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |