| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |