| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |