| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |