| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |