| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |