| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |