| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |