| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |