| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| consequential |
coming after as an outcome or result. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| discernible |
able to be perceived or distinguished. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| dossier |
a set of papers or documents that provide detailed information on a particular person or subject. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| realign |
to come to a new relationship or set of alliances, as countries or political factions. |
| spat1 |
a short, slight quarrel. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |