| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |