| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |