| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |