| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |