| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |