| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |