| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |