| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |