| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |