| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |