| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |