| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| inestimable |
of value or worth that cannot be measured; invaluable. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| pinnacle |
the highest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| placid |
calm, smooth, or peaceful. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |