| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |