| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |