| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |