aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |