| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |