| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |