| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |