| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |