Automaton - noun
1. a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot.
2. a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without active intelligence.
3. something capable of acting automatically or without an external motive force.
Banal - adjective
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
Besmirch - verb (used with object)
1. to soil; tarnish; discolor.
2. to detract from the honor or luster of
Heady - adjective
1. intoxicating: a heady wine.
2. affecting the mind or senses greatly: heady perfume.
3. exciting; exhilarating: the heady news of victory.
4. rashly impetuous: heady conduct.
5. violent; destructive: heady winds.
Hover - verb (used without object)
1. to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
2. to keep lingering about; wait near at hand.
3. to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver: to hover between life and death.
Morose - adjective
1. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
2. characterized by or expressing gloom.
Noxious - adjective
1. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
2. morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.
Nuisance - noun
1. an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
2. Law . something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, especially in violation of their legal rights.
Offal - noun
1. the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
2. the parts of a butchered animal removed in dressing; viscera.
3. refuse; rubbish; garbage.
Paraphernalia - noun
1. (sometimes used with a singular verb ) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
2. (used with a plural verb ) personal belongings.
3. (used with a singular verb ) Law. the personal articles, apart from dower, reserved by law to a married woman.
Remonstrate - verb (used with object)
1. to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
2. Obsolete . to show.
Squelch - verb (used with object)
1. to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
2. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument
Turgid - adjective
1. swollen; distended; tumid.
2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language.
Zenith - noun
1. the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
2. a highest point or state; culmination.
Zephyr - noun
1. a gentle, mild breeze.
2. (initial capital letter) Literary. The west wind.
3. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc.
