| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |