| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |