| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |