| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |