Fate - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power
Gourmand -a person who enjoys eating and often eats too much; glutton
Harangue - a lengthy and aggressive speech or lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.
Interfacing: a piece of firm fabric or other material inserted between and usually sewn or fused to the layers of a garment to thicken or stiffen it.
Juggernaut: massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path.
Lassitude: a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
Mondegreen - a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song
Non-tenured: used to refer to a teacher in a college or university who does not have tenure (= the right to remain permanently in a job):
Ostensible - stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
Pathfinder: one that discovers a new course or way, especially through or into unexplored regions;
one of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.
Rat Bast*rd - A thoroughly despicable and untrustworthy person; a scoundrel
Serendipity - the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
a fortunate stroke of serendipity
Undulate - move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion
Vamoose - depart hurriedly.
"we'd better vamoose before we're caught