| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |