| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |