| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |