| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |