Nouns
an engraved inscription
epigraph
occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
sporadic
to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
transmute
the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful
diffidence
a compact fine-textured usually white and translucent gypsum often carved into vases and ornaments
alabaster
dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments; characterized by a lack of security or stability that threatens with danger; dubious
precarious
a person (such as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others; vagabond, wanderer
bohemian
wildly extravagant; completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness; shamelessly immoral
profligate
a low wall or railing to protect the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge
parapet
not affected by or showing passion or feeling, esp. firmly restraining response to pain or distress
stoic
malediction
having a false look of truth or genuineness, deceptive attraction or allure; sophistic or showy
specious
a position, person, elevation, or protuberance of prominence or superiority
eminence
untidy and dirty through habitual neglect
slatternly
obstinately defiant of authority or restraint; difficult to manage or operate; not responsive to treatment
recalcitrant
having a false look of truth or genuineness, deceptive attraction or allure; sophistic or showy
specious
the ability to recover quickly from depression or discouragement, resilience; the property of maintaining a satisfactorily high level (as of prices or economic activity); the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid
buoyancy
comically quaint; mildly teasing or mocking; expressive of puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief
quizzical
tending to or able to reproduce itself; reproductive
progenitive
very well suited or expressed, apt; pleasant or delightful
felicitous