| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |