| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |