| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ratiocination | the process of reasoning |
| fractious | tending to cause trouble; also, irritable |
| carom | to strike and rebound; also, a glancing off |
| phantasmagoria | a shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined |
| heterodox | holding unorthodox opinions |
| sere | dry; withered |
| acclimate | to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, environment, or situation |
| didactic | conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson |
| aborning | (while) being produced or born |
| pecuniary | relating to money |
| betimes | early; also, on occasion |
| desideratum | something desired |
| triskaidekaphobia | fear of the number 13 |
| verbose | wordy |
| providential | resulting from divine providence; also, peculiarly fortunate or appropriate |
| fructuous | fruitful; productive |
| gallimaufry | a hodgepodge |
| bibelot | a trinket |
| tortuous | marked by repeated turns and bends |
| nonage | a period of youth or immaturity |
| sotto voce | spoken low or in an undertone |
| avatar | an incarnation |
| trenchant | forceful and vigorous; also, caustic; also, clear-cut |
| confabulation | familiar talk |
| riposte | a quick and effective reply by word or act |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries |
| coruscate | to give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light |
| matutinal | relating to or occurring in the morning |
| ambuscade | an ambush; also, to ambush |
| punctilious | precise; exact in the smallest particulars |
| stasis | a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation |
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