banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |