| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |