| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |