| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |