| bland |
without interest, spirit, or excitement; dull; indifferent. |
| disparage |
to depreciate or belittle, especially in speech. |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usually sculpted, as on a tomb. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. |
| irksome |
causing annoyance; bothersome or tiresome. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| revile |
to speak about or speak to with hostile insults; disparage or abuse. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| tenable |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. |