| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |