| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |