| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |