| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |