Effeteness
adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual
Slack
adj. loose
Caliginous
adj. misty, dim; obscure
Crepuscular
adj. of, resembling, or relating to twilight
Precipitous
adj. dangerously high or steep
Ineluctable
adj. unable to be resisted or avoided
Interminable
adj. endless
Inexorable
adj. impossible to stop or prevent
Anthropology
n. the study of humankind
Redound
v. contribute greatlt to (a person's credit or honor)
Turgid
adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic
Tumid
adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic
Turbid
adj. (of a liquid) cloudy or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning
Winnow
v. remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left
Diurnal
adj. of or during the day; daily
Ablution
n. the act of washing oneself
Putrescent
adj. rotting
Lachrymose
adj. teaerful or given to weeping
Lucubrating
v. discourse learnedly in writing
Lexicon
n. the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
Verdant
adj. (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation
Lurid
adj. very vivid in color so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect
Repose
n. state of rest, sleep, or tranquility
Twee
adj. excessively quaint or sentimental
Droll
adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
Somnolent
adj. sleepy; drowsy
Aseptic
adj. free from contamination
Pathogenic
n. bacteria that can cause disease
Unctuous
adj. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering
Desultory
adj. lacking in method or purpose; disappointing
