| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |