| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |