| temperate(adjective, characteristic, moderate, sober, abstemious) |
| unadorned(adjective, simple, reasonable, moderate, plain) |
| unexciting(adjective, dull, flat, boring, tedious) |
| depleted(adjective, hard, weak, poor, short) |
| drab(adjective, dull, hard, simple, flat) |
| drained(adjective, hard, poor, inadequate, bare) |
| dry out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, burn, wither) |
| exhausted(adjective, hard, blank, bare, stale) |
| exsiccate(verb, take, drain, burn, empty) |
| fair(adjective, clear, simple, pleasant, reasonable) |
| gruff(adjective, severe, rough, harsh, dirty) |
| ho-hum(adjective, dull, simple, flat, clean) |
| humorous(adjective, pleasant, smart, behaviour, clever) |
| husky(adjective, rough, harsh, dirty, coarse) |
| modest(adjective, dull, simple, plain, pure) |
| ordinary(adjective, dull, simple, reasonable, flat) |
| pickle(verb, preserve, preservation, smoke) |
| ponderous(adjective, tedious, dreary, inelegance) |
| prosy(adjective, dull, simple, tough, flat) |
| salt(verb, preserve, preservation, smoke) |