atabrine
a drug
atrophy
to fall apart slowly, to waste away
banality
the quality of being boring or uninteresting
bromide
a drug that makes a person calm
cicatrice
a wound that has scarred over
corrugated
possessing a wavy surface
flippancy
lacking seriousness about important matters
grandiloquent
extravagant, lofty, bombastic
jocularity
good-humored behavior, joking around
oleograph
a chromolithograph printed on cloth to imitate an oil painting (m-w.com)
ostentatiously
acting in a way to show off or act pretentiously
palaver
a conference, discussion, or conversation
pedantry
the quality of being narrow or stodgily learned
pilfering
stealing small amounts or unimportant things
pilloried
exposed to punishment or ridicule
placatingly
in a manner making someone feel better
somnolent
extremely fatigued
soutane
a cassock a priest wears
vacuous
lacking intelligence, seriousness, or importance
virulent
excessively harsh or strong
