| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |