| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |