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Banal
- Adj
- So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
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Torpor
- Noun
- A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy
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Emeritus
- adj
- Having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor
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Puerile
- adj
- Childishly silly and trivial
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Soporific
- adj
- Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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Preeminence
- adj
- The fact of surpassing all others; superiority
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Fallacious
- adj
- Based on a mistaken belief
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Pejorative
- adj
- Expressing contempt or disapproval
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Altruism
- noun
- The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
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Indolent
- adj
- Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
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Inimical
- adj
- Tending to obstruct or harm
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Leery
- adj
- Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions
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Modicum
- noun
- A small quantity of a particular thing, esp. something considered desirable or valuable
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Discursive
- adj
- Digressing from subject to subject
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Lucid
- adj
- Expressed clearly; easy to understand
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Sangfroid
- Noun
- Composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances
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Execrable
- adj
- Extremely bad or unpleasant
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Quixotic
- adj
- Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
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Inalienable
- adj
- Unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor
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Temerity/Temerarious
- Noun
- Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
- Adj
- Possessing excessive confidence or boldness.
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Maudlin
- adj
- Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
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Charlatan
- noun
- A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
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Inchoate
- adj
- Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
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