| analogous |
similar or corresponding in some particular manner. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| ennui |
a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, especially with all aspects of life. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |
| wheedle |
to try to persuade or influence by coaxing or flattery; cajole. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |