| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |