| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |