| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |