| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |