splinter

splinter

noun

1. 1.

   a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.

   "a splinter of ice"

   synonyms:

   sliver, shiver, chip, shard, needle; More

verb

1. 1.

   break or cause to break into small sharp fragments.

   "the soap box splintered"

   synonyms:

   shatter, break into tiny pieces, break into fragments, smash, smash into smithereens, fracture, split, crack, disintegrate, crumble; More

banal - (adjective) So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

banal

bəˈnɑːl,-ˈnal/

adjective

1. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

   "songs with banal, repeated words"

   synonyms:

   trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous, vapid, commonplace, ordinary,common, stock, conventional, stereotyped, predictable, overused,overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, threadbare, hoary,hack, unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, uninspired, prosaic, dull, boring,pedestrian, run-of-the-mill, routine, humdrum; More

symbiotic

In biology, symbiotic refers to any diverse organisms that live together, but in this case, the relationship is not necessarily beneficial to both. Parasites, for example, have a symbiotic relationship with their hosts, but only the parasite benefits.

Squeamish (adjective) easily made to feel sick or disgusted.

squeamish

ˈskwiːmɪʃ/

adjective

1. easily made to feel sick or disgusted.

   "I've always been squeamish about bugs"

   synonyms:

   easily nauseated, nervous; More

   • having fastidious moral views; scrupulous.

     "she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son"

     synonyms:

     scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious,finicky, fussy, prissy, prudish, strait-laced, honourable, upright,upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical; informalpernickety "less squeamish nations will not hesitate to sell them arms"