| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| emaciated |
extremely thin, as from starvation or disease. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| infelicity |
the quality or condition of being inappropriate, or unfortunate in the given circumstances. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| monumental |
massive, imposing, or extremely conspicuous. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| tawdry |
falsely showy; cheap and gaudy. |
| unimpressive |
lacking notable qualities; unremarkable; not impressive. |