Lesson 10

inconsequential

unimportant; petty; trivial

hackneyed

used too often; stale from overuse; trite;cliched

humdrum

without variety or excitement; monotonous; common place

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection; a perfect example of something

introvert

a person who looks inward; a shy, quiet person

idiosyncrasy

a personal peculiarity that is an identifying trait; a quirk

elegy

a sad or mournful poem or song, often about someone who is dead

homilies

a sermon, especially on something in the Bible; a long, often dull, moralizing talk or writing

ascribe

to assign (as to a cause); to attribute; to think of as coming from or belonging to someone

engendered

to bring into being; to produce; to cause