| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |